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What is an annotated bibliography?
My teacher, Mr. Lexington, spent a whole class period talking about how to make a bibliography and an annotated bibliography. He explained that every research project needs a bibliography.
A bibliography is a list of all the sources you used in your research. Mr. Lexington reminded us that citing sources is an important part of doing research.
Let's take a look at my notes. Click through each note to learn more about bibliographies and annotated bibliographies.
Class Notes - Bibliographies and Annotated Bibliographies
Composing a Chicago-style Annotated Bibliography
Mr. Lexington says we should write our bibliographies and annotated bibliographies in a specific way. He wants us to use Chicago style. The information has to be in order and in a certain way. Other teachers might use different styles, like MLA (Modern Language Association) style.
I’m working on an annotated bibliography for my National History Day project about Alexander Hamilton. He is famous because he was a leader during the American Revolution and helped set up America’s new government. His face is on the $10 bill.
This is one of the citations for my Alexander Hamilton annotated bibliography. I wrote it in Chicago style. Mr. Lexington says there are websites that help make your bibliography, but it helps to understand all the different parts.
Move over each part of my annotated bibliography below. Click the blue text to learn more about the Chicago style.
Research Tip
Online citation services like Knight Cite can help you put together the information you need for your bibliography.
Visit the website and practice citing your sources in Chicago style.
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