By December 14th, everyone must have a topic and complete annotated bibliography.
Topic
Don't forget that topics must:
- Be HISTORY – It happened at least 25 years ago or more.
- Have SOURCES – It has plenty of primary and secondary sources.
- Be SIGNIFICANT – It connects to bigger themes in history.
- Have SOUL – You care about it!
- Demand INTERPRETATION – There’s a “big idea” that you want to communicate – not just facts. Interpretation means making an argument based on evidence.
This is not a list of facts or a biography. You're telling the true story of a historical topic. Make it interesting! Be able to answer, "So what?"
Still having trouble? See me or see a librarian for help. Also, scroll down to see my topic post.
Doing Research/Finding Sources
Primary Sources – What are they? How do you find them? What do you do with them?
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources/index.cfm
Library of Congress – Digital Collectionhttp://www.loc.gov/index.html#
National Archives (the building in DC where the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and millions of other records are stored)
http://www.archives.gov/research/
University of Chicago – Special Collectionshttp://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/
The Encyclopedia of Chicago – Electronic Version(includes primary sources from the Chicago History Museum Collection)
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/
Primary Sources – What are they? How do you find them? What do you do with them?
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources/index.cfm
Library of Congress – Digital Collectionhttp://www.loc.gov/index.html#
National Archives (the building in DC where the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and millions of other records are stored)
http://www.archives.gov/research/
University of Chicago – Special Collectionshttp://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/
The Encyclopedia of Chicago – Electronic Version(includes primary sources from the Chicago History Museum Collection)
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/
Infotrac Gale Virtual Reference Library
If you are not at school and need to login,
login password: (*hint--our mascot)
You might need this link, too.
Help with Annotated Bibliographies
Once you've found your sources and are ready for your bibliography, use this site:http://citationmachine.net/ or http://www.bibme.org.
Use MLA format:
Examples here (use the left for navigation).
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of
Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Submitting Your Topic and Annotated Bibliography
You can submit hard copies or better yet post them to Edmodo or email me. When turning these in, don't forget to include your full name and block.
Here's what your Topic and Bib Sheet should look like:
George Washington, 4A
History Fair Topic: How the American Revolution Succeeded
Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources (3):
Secondary Sources (7):
You must have at least one book and three primary sources
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