Question Description
I’m working on a social science report and need support to help me learn.
write 7 sources of Annotated Bibliography
Two (2) course readings that are primary sources (Darwin, Frankenstein, and/orTurner). These should be from different disciplines.
Two (2) course readings that are secondary sources (Kuhn, Moran, Sharp, etc.).
Two (2) scholarly (peer reviewed) secondary sources gathered on your own. Please use the University Librarys databases and holdings to locate these sources.
One or two (1-2) tertiary, or background, sources such as specialized encyclopedias or historical textbooks that can help you contextualize your primary sources and/or topic. Look for scholarly sources gathered through the library databases and holdings.
Topic: The representation of race. What assumptions and arguments do the primary sources make in regards to race? To what extent do the primary sources accept or reject race as a marker of superiority and inferiority? What positions do the primary sources ask you to take in regards to race, and how are these positions related to colonization?
Annotated Bibliography
1.) a citation in MLA format
2.) an annotation that includes:
a.) a brief summary of the source
b.) a description of how you plan to use the source
Annotation
?Summary: In 2-3 sentences, provide an overview of your source. This will both help you to remember what your source was about when it comes time to write A3, but it will also serve as a good exercise: can you summarize the main argument and important points of your source? If your source is a book, you may just need to read the introduction, conclusion, and a relevant chapter (or skim the chapter) in order to write the annotation. With articles, read the abstract, introduction and thesis, subheadings, and conclusion; you might also read the first and last sentences of body paragraphs.
?Connection: In 1-2 sentences, explain why this source is relevant to your research. Be as specific as possible here because it will help you to think about your papers argument and whether/how to use the source in question. After doing this exercise, you may find that a source is not so relevant to your research after all. Or you may discover a relevance you didnt anticipate. In addition, you may be able to figure ouhere the source fits into your argument, which will help you organize your sources and see gaps in your research.
Sample Entry:
Costa Vargas, Joao H. Catching Hell in the City of Angels: Life and Meanings of Blackness in South Central Los Angeles. University of Minnesota Press, 2006.
This book details the experiences of the black community in South Central, Los Angeles, in particular the effects that economic shifts occurring since the 1980s have had on the black working class and poor. It tells this larger story of economic change and the repercussions of that change through ethnography, providing personal accounts of the individuals who live in South Central. Several of these individual narratives will provide support for my claims about the way that the proposed University Village renovation will raise the cost of living and cause financial hardship for residents of surrounding communities.
