To complete your annotated bibliography the steps below. You should post your annotated bibliography to the blog by 11:59pm on Monday, October 23 Monday, October 16. 

STEP ONE: Find Your Sources

Use the resources available at Bailey/Howe to locate THREE sources (books, book chapters, journal articles, encyclopedia articles) that will support your object analysis (these sources are in addition to the class readings and any multi-media sources that you will use in writing your analysis).

• Use the Library Research Guide 
to help you locate the resources, to search the CATQuest version of the Library Catalog and other research databases effectively, and to cite your sources correctly using Chicago Style.
• Do not limit your search to Google and websites—use JSTOR, the CATQuest version of the Library Catalog, the ATLA Religion Database, or the subject-specific databases available to you on our Library Research Guide.
• Do not use the first three sources that you find. Instead, select three sources that allow you to discuss the different perspectives and goals of each.
• You should also meet with our librarian, Pat Mardeusz, who is available this week for research consultations: Patricia.Mardeusz@uvm.edu

STEP TWO: Write your annotated bibliography

Give a title or at least a designation of your subject matter to your bibliography. Then, for each of your three sources, write an annotation. Organize the annotations in alphabetical order according to the author’s last name. Each annotation must contain the following elements:

• a complete bibliographic citation in Chicago author-date format (see the Cite & Write section of the Library research guide for more information).
• a brief description of how you found that source (e.g., by a search in ATLA using 
the keyword ______________; by following a bibliographic reference in one of the course readings; by a Google search using the keyword _________, by skimming chapter titles in books in the relevant section of the library, etc.).
• a summary of the main ideas and information. To summarize, use your own words to describe (not just refer to) the main ideas and information in the source.
• an evaluation of the author’s perspective. In a separate paragraph, assess the author’s perspective and goals, considering issues of bias, audience, and goals. This step is crucial. The relevance of the author’s argument or information will depend in part on the author’s perspective.

The annotations should be written in paragraph form and should not exceed 300 words per source.