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National History Day 2022: Debate & Diplomacy: Annotated Bibliography/Process Paper:

Resources to help students create successful National History Day projects:

Annotated Bibliography:

Tip:

Build your bibliography (works cited page) as you conduct your research. If you wait until the end of your project, this task will be messy, confusing, and complicated. It is easy to forget sources, mix up one source with another, and make simple mistakes.

Annotated Bibliography:

Formatting your Annotated Bibliography:

Formatting:

  • Your list should be titled “Annotated Bibliography,” Not "Bibliography," not "Works Cited".  Put this title in the top center of your first page.
  • Divide your Annotated Bibliography into two sections, labeled "Primary Sources" and "Secondary Sources."
  • In each section, entries should be alphabetized by the first word excluding “A,” “An,” and “The.”

Other key formatting instructions:

  • Single-space each entry and skip one line between entries.
  • All source citations are tabbed 1/2 inch (one tab) after the first line.
  • URLs (web addresses) should NOT be hyperlinked.

**FOLLOW THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY EXAMPLE**

Process Paper: What is it?

What is a Process Paper?

All categories, except historical paper, MUST include a process paper with the entry

The process paper must describe in 500 or fewer words how you conducted your research and created your entry.

The Process Paper must include the following sections including/explaining:

  • How the topic was chosen
  • Your thesis statement
  • How the research was conducted
  • How the presentation category was selected and the project created
  • How the project related to the NHD 2020 Theme: Breaking Barriers

* A thesis should be included in the Process Paper

**Here is an example of a process paper!**

MLA formatting and examples: