annotated bibliography

HIST1303 American History II: WK5 Annotated Bibliography

Instructions/Rubric (Wt.15%)

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY INSTRUCTIONS/RUBRIC

Learning Objectives:

1. Research and Assemble secondary sources for the WK7 Final Project: Historical

Research Essay for the seven divisions of American History 1877 to the Present,

which are:

a. 1877-1900 The Rise of Industrial America.

b. The Progressive Era, the Gilded Age, and WWI.

c. The Great Depression and WWII.

d. The Cold War, the 1950s, and the early 1960s.

e. Civil Rights, The Great Society, and the Vietnam War.

f. The 1970s and 1980s: Nixon, Watergate, Carter, Reagan, and the Judicial

Decisions that Spark the Culture Wars.

g. The 1990s and the 2000s: Technological Revolution, the Age of the Threat of

Terrorism and Global Diseases, and the Increasing Strident Political Division and

Extremism.

2. Find a picture (jpeg) of an artifact (primary source) from one division of American

History 1877 to the Present: a document, a physical item, a chart, a map, a photo-

painting, etc. that forwards or enhances your essay. Include the item in the

Annotated Bibliography as a citation. Then include it literally and properly cited in

your WK7 essay.

3. Cite each source in correct CMOS-Turabian style.

4. Write concise paragraphs for each source describing the source, and how it will

contribute to the thesis of your essay as evidence.

Assignment Activities:

1. Find, for this assignment, minimally 11 secondary sources (in addition to our

textbook)

a. From vetted, academic sources: books, academic journal articles, dissertations,

and vetted academic web sources (.edu or .orgno open web sources).

b. About using AI

1) If you use AI searches, the information you gather must be traced to their

original, academic source and cited in the correct CMOS style for that kind of

sourcejust like for Wikipedia, or a general encyclopedia.

2) An exception may be made, but an extremely limited use of AI generated

contentONLY ONE AI generated article is permitted per assignment for

this class (excluding the Discussion Forum where none will be allowed in our

course). The one use must meet the TKU standards and American

Historical Association standards (see HIST1303 Resources pages 1.9.1 and

1.9.2 for that information), and cited in the CMOS style for notes and

bibliography (see page 1.9.2).

2. Remember that the WK7 Final Projects bibliography must have:

a. Our textbook, you will use the germane info from our textbook for the essay.

b. +1 artifact-primary source,

c. + 7 sources = 9 sources minimally.

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HIST1303 American History II: WK5 Annotated Bibliography

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d. You may not end up using all the sources of this assignment, hence the reason

for extra beyond the required in the WK7 Essay.

3. Locate a primary sourcedefined as an artifact from one of the periods of history

that illustrates the thesis of our essay. It may be a photo facsimile since these

documents and articles reside in museums. This source is to be an entry in the

annotated bibliography and cited in the final essays footnotes and in the essay

bibliography.

4. Write succinct at least 50-word paragraphs for each source:

a. Describing each sources content and/or thesis.

b. Explaining how each source applies to making the argument of the paper

answering the question: How does the source forward the essay thesis?

c. Observe academic format, grammar, and writing quality. Consult the module:

HIST1303 Instructions & Resources/ HIST1303 Resources/ 1.4 Sample

Paper Format . . .(CMOS, 18th ed.)

d. Meet a minimum 50-word count for each paragraph.

5. Consult the module: HIST1303 Instructions & Resources/ HIST1303 Resources/

pages 1.5.1 WK5 Annotated Bibliography Special Considerations, and 1.5.2

WK5 Example of an Annotated Bibliography.