Carefully select the books/articles you will annotate. Base your selection on an identifiable criterion (e.g. articles written within certain dates; the most often cited articles/books in the field; articles/books which illustrate a particular approach; etc.).

Complete bibliographical information in the proper format, call number and location in the library system, and your annotation should comprise each entry. The annotations should briefly suggest the contents or main theses of the book/article. The annotation should also indicate its position in the field -- e.g. seminal or watershed article, most often cited text, critique which opened field of debate, or whatever. In other words, why is this item important?

In organizing the annotated items, try to make some sense of the research. Most bibliographies are organized in alphabetical order by author's name. For this assignment, such a random ordering is rarely useful. Try chronological ordering by date of first publication, or clustering annotations under certain thematic headings, or some other principle which suits the shape and scope of the research.

Think of this assignment as a trial run for a conference presentation and an opportunity to get feedback on your work in progress.Presentations will be limited to 20 minutes.

A list of suggested topics is included below. Choose your topic early and be sure to check it with me.