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Please read the instructions very carefully. I will attach everything I have done so far. here's the comment I recieved about my proposal.
Interesting topic. Try to get more specific with your RQ in a way that will allow you to make a causal argument from the data. Maybe something like: Why were some black communities worse off because of state-directed desegregation policies? Then your explanation can consider the interaction of policies and local context that you mention.
Instructions for Annotated Bibliography for Final Paper You must submit an Annotated Bibliography wherein you state your revised research question, list at least 5 sources, and explain how each source will help you answer your question. Your Annotated Once you have found at least 5 useful, credible sources, you will write an annotated bibliography. Five sources are just the minimum number; you may need more if your sources are brief and/or do not provide much useful information. An annotated bibliography is usually done as a beginning step in writing a literature review to organize and document the research you have done for a project. In this annotated bibliography, you will critically analyze existing literature and/or primary documents to identify gaps in knowledge, evaluate the quality and relevance of the research, and provide a synthesis of the key ideas and findings. Content 1. Select your sources: Begin by identifying the sources that you want to include in your annotated bibliography. These may be sources that you have used in your research or sources that you have found while doing background reading on your topic. Use databases and other online resources to identify the key studies and articles related to your research question or topic. Be sure to use appropriate keywords and search terms to ensure that you are finding the most relevant literature. 2. Create a citation for each source: Use an accepted citation style (e.g., APA style citations) to create an appropriate reference page formatted citation. 3. Write an annotation for each source: Write a summary of the source and evaluate its relevance, accuracy, and quality. It is important to evaluate their quality and relevance to your research question or topic. You should not just summarize the research, but also analyze and critique it. Consider how the research relates to your own work, and identify any gaps or limitations in the literature. 4. Thematize your annotated bibliography: Once you have identified and evaluated the relevant literature, you can begin organizing the key ideas and findings by theme. You must have at least two themes to categorize your sources. Assessment 1. Research question or topic: The annotated bibliography clearly defines a specific research question or topic, and it is relevant and focused. 2. Coverage: The annotated bibliography covers a sufficient range of relevant studies. 3. Quality: The annotated bibliography evaluates the quality and relevance of the research and includes only studies that are well-designed and credible. 4. Organization and summarization: The annotated bibliography is well-organized and provides a clear and concise summary of the key ideas and findings from the research. 5. Analysis and critique: The annotated bibliography analyzes and critically evaluates the research and identifies any gaps or limitations in the literature.
Format At the top of the document, state your research question(s). Then, organize your citations by theme, under which you provide the relevant citations and their annotations. An example: Archives as Social Worlds Mayrl, D., & Wilson, N. H. (2020). The archive as a social world. Qualitative Sociology, 43, 407-426. Drawing on semi-structured interviews, the authors reveal that the solitary ethic is largely illusory, and that, instead, the archive is in fact a robustly social world. They identify two core sets of social relationships in the archive—relationships with the archivist and with the archival community— that shape the historical sociologist’s experience in the archive. They further show that historical sociologists mobilize these interactions to solve concrete research problems in the archive. Archives are Incomplete Luft, A. (2020). How do you repair a broken world? Conflict (ing) archives after the Holocaust. Qualitative Sociology, 43(3), 317-343. In contrast to the portrayal of archives as neutral sites that contain evidence of times past, this paper examines the construction of three archives during and after the Holocaust to highlight the challenges involved in gathering, preserving, and sharing documents produced by victimized populations. Discusses the practical implications of working with conflicting archives and examine the broader lessons for social scientists who wish to give “voice to the voiceless” by working with documents produced by victimized populations