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Assignment #5 (Annotated Bibliography): Due April 12th:

For this assignment, we wish you to compile an Annotated Bibliography of FIVE sources that are not already assigned texts on the syllabus. 1-2 of these should be primary sources (i.e., from back then); 3-4 of these should be recent (i.e., post-1980) secondary sources (either scholarly books or articles). Each entry should also have an evaluative/interpretive critique (approximately 250 words per source). For primary sources, your critiques should provide an interpretive summary of the source, and explain how the source fits into your essay project and why it is important enough to be one of your annotated bibliography sources. For secondary sources, your critiques should should provide an interpretive summary of the source and explain its relevance to your essay project.

A note on citation: For all your formal written work for this course (i.e., the short essay due this week, and the longer end-of-term research essay) you must use one of the following two citation styles:

Chicago
This is probably the most widely used and well known citation style in the humanities. It relies exclusively on footnotes/endnotes. The standard reference is The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993) / Van Pelt Rosengarten Reserve Z253.U69 1993.

MLA
This is another widely used style in the humanities. It relies on a combination of footnotes/endnotes, parenthetical citations, and bibliographies. The standard reference is The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 5th ed. (New York: Modern Language Association, 1999) / Van Pelt Reference Desk LB2369.G53 1999.

In addition to the standard references, many writing and research guides give good synopses and examples of these two citation styles-indeed you may already own such a guide.