Q Please review the instructions for Essay - Women's Liberation and the promises of Feminism prior to completing this assignment. Keep in mind that you need FIVE total sources which should include the following: • Through Women's Eyes textbook (COUNTS AS ONLY ONE SOURCE); • 1 primary source (choose one of the Women's Liberation sources from chapter 11, "Primary Sources: Women's Liberation" pp. 672-684) - this is DISTINCT from using your textbook as a secondary source); • all academic sources (this means no history.com, no personal blogs, no wikipedia). What is an Annotated Bibliography? An annotated bibliography includes descriptions and explanations of your listed sources beyond the basic citation information you usually provide in a standard bibliography page. It is first a full citation of the work or source, followed by a brief discussion (big paragraph) that: • summarizes the information included in the source • describes how this information will support your essay topic or thesis • evaluates the source, pointing out possible strengths and weaknesses Here is an example using a textbook called OpenStax: OpenStax, comp. U.S. History. OpenStax College History at Rice University, 2019. Digital file. Section 11.2 of the OpenStax text addresses what is known as the Missouri Crisis, the debate over whether or not Missouri should be admitted to the Union as a free state or as a slave state. The initial debate over Missouri rested on the 3/5 clause in the Constitution, which stipulated that all of a state's free population and 60% of its enslaved population would be counted to determine the number of representatives in the House of Representatives as well as other federal funding. If Missouri were entered as a slave state, the fear was the southern states would have too many votes based on non-citizen populations. Yet if it were entered as a free state, southerners worried that it would prove to be the tipping point in the abolitionist movement, likely to spread to more southern states who at this time began to preach that slavery was a "necessary evil" of the U.S. economy. This section is critical to a basic outline of this crisis, which eventually lead to compromise, and forms the foundation upon which I will build my argument. The section is written in plain language and is easy to follow, however it does not address certain questions that remain, for example, why was the southern border of the new state used as the compromise line instead of the northern border? How many slaves were already in the territory before it became a state? These are questions I will attempt to find answers to using additional sources. Formatting the Annotated Bibliography For each of your five sources, you will create a citation (see example above for OpenStax) list that is alphabetical by author last name, just how you would list the sources on a standard bibliography page. Provide one space below the citation to begin the annotation - the summary and evaluation of the source. For additional examples of annotated bibliographies, see the Purdue Owl Writing Lab page (Links to an external site.) as well as a page from Eastern Nazarene College (Links to an external site.). Lastly, include a draft of your thesis statement - what is your overall assessment of the change/topic you are reviewing? A thesis statement: • tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion. • is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper. • directly answers the question asked of you. A thesis is an interpretation of a question or subject, not the subject itself. The subject, or topic, of an essay might be World War II or Moby Dick; a thesis must then offer a way to understand the war or the novel. • makes a claim that others might dispute. • is usually a single sentence near the beginning of your paper (most often, at the end of the first paragraph) that presents your argument to the reader. The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation. HOW DO I KNOW IF MY THESIS IS STRONG? When reviewing your first draft and its working thesis, ask yourself the following: • Do I answer the question? Re-reading the question prompt after constructing a working thesis can help you fix an argument that misses the focus of the question. • Have I taken a position that others might challenge or oppose? If your thesis simply states facts that no one would, or even could, disagree with, it’s possible that you are simply providing a summary, rather than making an argument. • Is my thesis statement specific enough? Thesis statements that are too vague often do not have a strong argument. If your thesis contains words like “good” or “successful,” see if you could be more specific: why is something “good”; what specifically makes something “successful”? • Does my thesis pass the “So what?” test? If a reader’s first response is likely to be “So what?” then you need to clarify, to forge a relationship, or to connect to a larger issue. • Does my essay support my thesis specifically and without wandering? If your thesis and the body of your essay do not seem to go together, one of them has to change. It’s okay to change your working thesis to reflect things you have figured out in the course of writing your paper. Remember, always reassess and revise your writing as necessary. • Does my thesis pass the “how and why?” test? If a reader’s first response is “how?” or “why?” your thesis may be too open-ended and lack guidance for the reader. See what you can add to give the reader a better take on your position right from the beginning. Here's a link to the full page: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/thesis-statements/ (Links to an external site.) Any questions? Post them in the questions forum under Discussions! General Course Questions Want to practice your thesis statement skills? Earn 5pts of Extra Credit by completing the Thesis Statement Practice Still have additional questions? Please direct your questions to me! Here is an example of an annotated bibliography that relies on strong, academic sources with summaries and a brief explanation of how the author plans to use the source. What could be strengthened in these annotations is the discussion of strengths and weaknesses of each source (is it a primary or secondary, possible perspective/bias, etc.). SAMPLE_Annotated Bibliography.pdf