ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT

Instructions:

• An annotated bibliography is a series of sources (either books or journal articles) followed by a description of each publication.

• Select 1 philosopher from the list below (1 per student).

• Research and find 6 secondary sources in total (3 printed scholarly book and 3 scholarly journal article on each philosopher).

• Use the following databases to find articles…

Biography in Context

Google Scholar

Sage

Academic One

JSTOR

Advance Placement Source

History Reference Centre

Humanities Full Text

Infobase (log in with school credentials)

Toronto Public Library Books

Toronto Public Library Databases

• Use the Toronto Public Library general catalog and EHSS Library website to find books. 

https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/

https://ehsslibrary2.wordpress.com/hzt4u-mr-wittmann/ 

• No encyclopedias.

• Write an Annotated Works Cited List or Annotated Bibliography in the Chicago style.

• 3 pages, 1 title page, 1 for 4 articles, and 1 for 4 books.

• Refer to Annotated Bibliography Exemplars below.

• The information for each source includes: a citation and an annotation. 

• The citation is the bibliographic information, which allows a reader to identify and find each source used.

• The annotation is a brief (approximately 100 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph about the source.

• Each entry has 2 parts…

A) Citation:

• Use these resources to create Chicago style.citations...

  • • • • https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/chicago_manual_17th_edition/cmos_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html 

        • https://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/citation-basics/annotated-bibliographies/ 

        • https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_writing_assignments/annotated_bibliographies/index.html 

B) Annotation (1 sentence for each of the following):

• The author’s scholarly background and educational qualifications.

• A brief summary about specific information presented in the source.

• The author’s point of view or thesis.

• A comment on the objectivity/bias of the source.

• A statement on the usefulness/relevance of the resource.

Article Example:

Johnstone, Mary. “John Locke and the Rise of Democracy.” American Journal of Philosophy, 54.6 (1992): 345-356.

Mary Johnstone is a professor of political philosophy at Harvard University who specializes in the development in political systems in the 18th century, and has published several books on European socio-political history and its connection to philosophical enlightenment and scientific discoveries of the age of reason.  In this paper, Johnstone argues that John Locke’s idealistic theories of knowledge were the direct result of the political shift from authoritarian absolute monarch and church structures, to democratic models and independent faith developments during the reformation.  Johnstone claims that Locke’s epistemological arguments were heavily influenced by, and even partly borrowed from, Jon Wagner’s political treatises on religious self determinism, and Rene’s political utopian theories.  This study demonstrates a bias toward economic determinism.  This source is very useful for research on economic influences on religious and political intellectual development.

Book Example:

Smith, Michael.  Locke: Epistemology, Ontology and Politics.  New York: Routledge, 1993.

Michael Smith is a professor of philosophy at Oxford University and a specialist in 17th and 18th century philosophers, who has published numerous articles regarding the historical relevance of the prevailing thought of that time.  In this work, Smith addresses Locke’s fundamental ideas concerning the direct translation of perception to knowledge.  He places each philosophical contemplation, within a historical context of political and social realities of the age.  Smith argues that Locke’s meditations were direct reaction of the political and social developments in 17th century France and America.  Smith seems to discount many of Locke’s epistemological arguments, with a bias towards social contract theory.  This source is particularly useful for research on the relationship between epistemological thought and social-political conditions of the 17th and 18th century.

List of Philosophers:

Marking Scheme:

A. TITLE PAGE, PRESENTATION, LAYOUT (communication)

• Submitted in appropriate time (0.5 per day late deduction)

• Title, name, date, course code & section, teacher’s name, image

• Layout well organized and designed as per the exemplar

• 2 pages, 1 for books and 1 for articles with headings

• Page numbers

Incomplete  0 Needs Improvement  5 Satisfactory  6 or 7 Good  8 or 9 Excellent  9.5 or 10

B. ARTICLE & BOOK CITATIONS (think/inquiry)

• Submitted in appropriate time (0.5 per day late deduction)

• 4 articles and 4 books

• Well organized, followed style format

Incomplete  0 Needs Improvement  5 Satisfactory  6 or 7 Good  8 or 9 Excellent  9.5 or 10

C. ARTICLE & BOOK ANNOTATIONS (knowledge/understanding)

• Submitted in appropriate time (0.5 per day late deduction)

• Article: 4 clear, concise, precise and appropriate statements

• Book: 4 clear, concise, precise and appropriate statements

• Well organized and followed format

• 3rd person, formal language, grammar, style

Incomplete  0 Needs Improvement  5 Satisfactory  6 or 7 Good  8 or 9 Excellent  9.5 or 10

D. APPROPRIATENESS OF  ARTICLE & BOOK (application)

• Submitted in appropriate time (0.5 per day late deduction)

• Appropriateness

• 4 Articles: Are the articles useful for this assignment 

• 4 Books: Are the books useful for this assignment 

Incomplete  0 Needs Improvement  5 Satisfactory  6 or 7 Good  8 or 9 Excellent  9.5 or 10