FINAL PROJECT/ANNOTATED BIB ASSIGNMENT
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Part I: Source Annotated Bibliography
You’ll recall on the original policies page that one of the assignments was an overview of three possible archives that you might use for your final project. Last week in class, I showed you three that I thought I would use–two required in person visits, but I could search online; one was fully virtual. The other half of the research you will do for the final project is for you to locate secondary sources (we will also cover this, in part, in class). To try to both honor the original assignment and the other work that is required for the final project, I’m altering this assignment slightly to be a kind of annotated bibliography of primary and secondary source material for your final project.
Your annotated bibliography, an informal piece of writing, should include the following:
Each annotation should include:
A Pecha Kucha uses Powerpoint technology (so low tech) to produce a 6 minute and 40 second video about a topic. We’ll watch one in class, and I’ll show you how to watch others as well. This is a visual technology in that each of your 20 slides is an image–not text–just an image. The twenty seconds of voice over for each of the 20 slides fits with the image.
Things that seem hard:
What you’ll need to turn in on 10 December 2024:
The two projects, the annotated bib and the final project are worth, collectively, 35% of your final grade. The annotated bibliography replaces the archive overview.
To earn an A for the 10% of your final grade you must:
To earn a B for the 10% of your final grade:
To earn a C for the 10% of your final grade:
If you don't do enough to earn the C grade, you'll fail this 10% of your final grade.
The Final Project is worth 25% of your final grade. To earn a B for that 25% you must
To earn an A for 25% of your final grade you must:
To earn a C for 25% of your final grade you must:
If you don't do enough to earn the C grade for the Final Project, you will earn an F for this 25% of your final grade.
You’ll recall on the original policies page that one of the assignments was an overview of three possible archives that you might use for your final project. Last week in class, I showed you three that I thought I would use–two required in person visits, but I could search online; one was fully virtual. The other half of the research you will do for the final project is for you to locate secondary sources (we will also cover this, in part, in class). To try to both honor the original assignment and the other work that is required for the final project, I’m altering this assignment slightly to be a kind of annotated bibliography of primary and secondary source material for your final project.
Your annotated bibliography, an informal piece of writing, should include the following:
- 1 to 3 archive sources. They can be virtual or in person.
- 5 to 7 secondary sources–so articles, readings, videos, etc that relate to your project.
Each annotation should include:
- Each annotation should be between 200 and 300 words (no more) as well as an appropriate citation for each.
- For archives: indicate if it is online/in person; indicate why it is valuable to your research; include a description of at least one artifact that you’ll be using from the archive (or think you’ll be using).
- For secondary sources: one sentence about the main argument of the source: one sentence about how it is relevant to your own argument in your piece; a sample quote that you might actually use.
A Pecha Kucha uses Powerpoint technology (so low tech) to produce a 6 minute and 40 second video about a topic. We’ll watch one in class, and I’ll show you how to watch others as well. This is a visual technology in that each of your 20 slides is an image–not text–just an image. The twenty seconds of voice over for each of the 20 slides fits with the image.
Things that seem hard:
- 20 seconds of talking time per slide is a challenge for most students. We’ll practice, in class, so folks can see what 20 seconds of talking time looks like.
- Some people struggle with the tech. It can be frustrating, but I’ve done this project with middle-schoolers. And if they can do it so can you. NOTE: unless something has changed in google slides, you can’t do this assignment in google slides. You have to use Powerpoint.
- Finally, that 20 seconds thing again. It’s 20 slides for 20 seconds. If you are a second off here an there, okay, but if you are way under or go way over, it will be reflected in your grade.
- Picking the right images. As you might imagine, the point of doing this for your final project is because archives are often super visual (remember Orson’s point about pieces that are good for research and pieces that are good for exhibition).
- You should understand that you are making an argument using both the words of your script and the images that you select for each frame.
- You do, though have to have an argument. That’s not any different than any other kind of essay that you’ve ever had to write before, the difference is in how you are presenting it–using both words and images, and doing it in the most concentrated way you can.
What you’ll need to turn in on 10 December 2024:
- The drafts of your script (which we’ll workshop in our one-on-one conference)
- The annotated resource bibliography (we’ll work with it in class, but then you’ll turn it in with the rest of your materials)
- Your finished Pecha Kucha
- A final reflection to this question (500 words): What have you learned about doing research in general? Writing about research? About how it shapes an argument? And what is unique or not so unique about using archives to make an argument? What does it feel like to do research in archives?
The two projects, the annotated bib and the final project are worth, collectively, 35% of your final grade. The annotated bibliography replaces the archive overview.
To earn an A for the 10% of your final grade you must:
- Bring to class on November 19th a working draft of your annotated bibliography
- Include 1-3 archive sources and 5 to 7 secondary sources
- the annotations should be between 200 and 300 words and should follow format outlined above.
To earn a B for the 10% of your final grade:
- Turn in your annotated bibliography
- Include at least 1 archive
- Include at least 4 secondary sources
- The annotations should be between 200 and 300 words and follow the format outlined above.
To earn a C for the 10% of your final grade:
- Turn in your annotated bibliography
- Include at least 1 archive
- Include at least 2 secondary sources
- The annotations should be between 200 and 300 words and follow the format outlined above.
If you don't do enough to earn the C grade, you'll fail this 10% of your final grade.
The Final Project is worth 25% of your final grade. To earn a B for that 25% you must
- Attend the one-on-one conference with a working draft of your script
- A final script that shows evidence of revision as needed
- The completed Pecha Kucha (20 slides, 20 seconds per slide)
- The 500 word reflection on using archives in research (see Final Project information for details)
- Attend and present your Pecha Kucha in class on 10 December 2024
To earn an A for 25% of your final grade you must:
- Do all the things required of the B grade
- Demonstrate strong skills of description of your archives
- Demonstrate a strong rhetorical argument and organization
- Demonstrate a the careful use of secondary sources in your presentation.
To earn a C for 25% of your final grade you must:
- Turn in the completed Pecha Kucha (20 slides, 20 seconds per slide)
- The 500 word reflection on using archives in research (see Final Project information for details)
If you don't do enough to earn the C grade for the Final Project, you will earn an F for this 25% of your final grade.