Week 10 Discussion Guide: Thursday

        In class, we will share these resources and use them to discuss source quality, developing theses, evidence, and possible lines of further thesis development.  For two sample annotations illustrating how sources can provide useful interpretive principles or useful facts, click here.  Remember that finding relevant sources always requires making inventive use of the sources you find.  For an example of how to take advantage of what your research throws in your path by serendipity, click here.  As always, remember to look at your sources' sources!  Let them work for you.  Click here for a short list of journals which are acceptable for this assignment, including several available online.

"Hold your ground!"