Creating An Annotated Bibliography - GMS SOCIAL STUDIES

Creating anAnnotated BibliographyNHD

An annotated bibliography isrequired for all categories It should contain all sources that provided usableinformation or new perspectives in preparing your entry. You should list only those sources that contributed to thedevelopment of your entry. Sources of visual materials and oral interviews must beincluded. The annotations for each source must explain how thesource was used and how it helped you understand yourtopic. It should be sorted into two categories—primary andsecondary sources—with each category being alphabetizedby entry. It should be done in MLA format with hanging indentationsand double spacing

Read the Annotated Bibliographypage at the NHD siteYou can use the following URL address http://www.nhd.org/AnnotatedBibliography.htmOr You can pull up the NHD site Go to the contest drop down menu Click on annotated bibliographyDon’t forget to check out the links at the bottom of the htm

Setting up your NHDAnnotated BibliographyOnly list items which you actuallyuse; if you looked at a source butit didn't help you at all, don't listit in your bibliography.

Setting up your NHDAnnotated Bibliography Create a word document just foryour annotated bibliography. See the examples for how toformat the bibliography. Use Arial, Times, or any easilyread font. Do not usedecorative or fancy fonts.Entries are done in 12 font. Divide into two sections andlabel – Primary Sources andSecondary Sources Double Space all entries and usehanging indents.Your NHD Title (14 font)Annotated Bibliography (14 font)Your full name (12 font)Primary Sources:Secondary Sources:

George Washington: A Leader of IntelligenceAnnotated BibliographyJane DoePrimary Sources:Duer, William. "William Duer to George Washington." The Papers of George WashingtonDocuments. 28 Jan 1777. 6 Feb 2009 duer/duer1.html .This iscalled ahangingindentWashington relied on William Duer of New York to gather intelligence. Hewrote to Washington about setting up a spy network after the Continentalarmy set up headquarters at Morristown, New Jersey, in early 1777. I usedthis to support my thesis that Washington was a master spy and that thishelped us win the Revolutionary War.Secondary Sources:Allen, Thomas B. George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied theBritish and Won the Revolutionary War . New York : National GeographicChildren's Books , 2004.This interesting book about Washington’s spying during the RevolutionaryWar helped me find primary sources for my quotations and led me to otherdocuments. It also provided ciphers to use in my project. I used some ofthe code to show how they communicated.

Citation MachineOver the years most of my studentshave learned to use this online MLAformat template to do theircitations. Use the hotlist link andbring up Son of Citation Machinehttp://www.citationmachine.net/

Citation ation MachineServing Students & TeachersK-12, College, & UniversityCitation Machine is an interactive web tooldesigned to assist high school, college, anduniversity students, their teachers, andindependent researchers in their effort torespect other people's intellectual properties.To use Citation Machine, simply.1. Click the citation format you need and then thetype of resource you wish to cite,2. Complete the Web form that appears withinformation from your source, and3. Click Make Citations to generate standardbibliographic and in-text citations.

1. Click the citation formatyou need and then thetype of resource you wishto cite,2. Click on the type ofsource that you areciting—see box to right.3. Complete the Web formthat appears withinformation from yoursource, and4. Click Make Citations togenerate standardbibliographic and in-textcitations.MLAMorePRINTBook - One or more AuthorsEncyclopedia or otherreference workJournal Article - One or MoreAuthorsMagazine Article - One orMore AuthorsNON-PRINTInternet Journal or MagazineArticle - One or More AuthorsOnline Encyclopedia (Notdefined in MLA Handbook)Encyclopedia (CD-ROM)Web Document

MLA * WEB DOCUMENTAuthor’s Last nameAuthor’s First namePage TitleThe title of the specific page, not the web site.Site TitlePublishing or last revision dateDD MMM YYY (spell out May, June, and July)OrganizationDate AccessesDD MMM YYYYURLInclude http://SUBMIT

MLA * BOOK – ONE OR MORE AUTHORSAUTHOR(S) [ ]Last nameFirst nameTitle of BookEditionPublishing CityInclude state or country abbrev if not a commonly known cityPublishing CompanyPublishing YearYYYYSUBMIT

So—how do I get mycitation to my document? Once you’ve submitted your entry,Citation Machine will format it foryou. Then you can copy and paste itinto your bibliography. Be sure youcopy all of the punctuation and theentire citation.

George Washington: A Leader of IntelligenceAnnotated BibliographyJane DoePrimary Sources:Duer, William. "William Duer to George Washington." The Papers of George WashingtonDocuments. 28 Jan 1777. 6 Feb 2009 duer/duer1.html .This iscalled ahangingindentWashington relied William Duer of New York to gather intelligence. Hewrote to Washington about setting up a spy network after the Continentalarmy set up headquarters at Morristown, New Jersey, in early 1777. I usedthis to support my thesis that Washington was a master spy and that thishelped us win the Revolutionary War.Secondary Sources:Allen, Thomas B. George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied theBritish and Won the Revolutionary War . New York : National GeographicChildren's Books , 2004.This interesting book about Washington’s spying during the RevolutionaryWar helped me find primary sources for my quotations and led me to otherdocuments. It also provided ciphers to use in my project. I used some ofthe code to show how they communicated.

So what’s an annotation?Duer, William. "William Duer to George Washington." The Papers of GeorgeWashington Documents. 28 Jan 1777. 6 Feb 2009 duer/duer1.html .Washington relied William Duer of New York to gather intelligence. Hewrote to Washington about setting up a spy network after the Continentalarmy set up headquarters at Morristown, New Jersey, in early 1777. Iused this to support my thesis that Washington was a master spy and thatthis helped us win the Revolutionary War. An annotation normally should be about -3 sentences long. Youmight be tempted to create page-long annotations to impresspeople. Don't do it! Lengthy annotations are usually unnecessaryand inappropriate, and might be considered an effort to "pad" thebibliography. The Contest Rule Book states that the annotations "must explainhow the source was used and how it helped you understand yourtopic." Do not recount what the source said.

Setting up your NHD Annotated Bibliography Create a word document just for your annotated bibliography. See the examples for how to format the bibliography. Your full name Use Arial, Times, or any easily read font. Do