An annotated bibliography is a research tool that will help you to keep track of the sources you encounter while working on larger research projects. Generally, an annotated bibliography reflects an exhaustive search of a topic; for this class, we will treat this assignment as an introduction to the tool rather than to expect a complete bibliography.
This tool is related directly to a References page, except here, we follow each of your five citations with a brief explanation of:
1. What makes people believe the way they do?
2. Is it morally right to go to war to defend one's religion?
3. How does the history of any given religion differ from the values in its sacred text?
4. How can people of different religious backgrounds live together harmoniously?
- Who the author is and their relevance to the subject we are exploring.
- Who the intended audience is.
- How this citation relates or contrasts to at least one of our other sources.
- How this source helps to further our discussion of the topic.