TOPIC SELECTION Following the visit to the Archives, students will select a topic on which they would like to work. A list of possible topics will be given to you at your Archives tour. Once a topic is selected, students will create a one-page description of their topic and an explanation of why they chose it. Students should include a brief personal biography of two-three sentences and a recent digital photo of themselves. This step of the project is due on DATE. TOPICAL RESEARCH Students' exploration of their topic should involve conducting research with a number of sources. The Archives is a good place to begin, followed by the library. They can then broaden their research to include news sources and scholarly articles accessible on the internet. Students should take notes based on their explorations, and critically evaluate the sources in terms of reliability, bias, relevance, and accuracy. They will submit an annotated bibliography of the sources they have chosen on DATE.