Write an annotated bibliography. This will list and describe a minimum of 5 primary and secondary sources, with specific requirements detailed below, that you may use in your paper. 

The annotated bibliography should involve a variety of primary and secondary sources, including at least two primary sources and articles from at least two academic journals; it should not include encyclopedias (including Wikipedia), dictionaries, or non-professional websites. Each annotation should include a full, properly formatted Chicago style citation, 1-2 paragraphs detailing the basic argument of the work, the type of evidence used to prove the thesis, and an explanation of the value of the information to your paper. Your annotated bibliography is due by the end of week 3.The annotated bibliography is an ungraded assignment. 

Identifying primary and secondary sources. Primary sources would be the words and deeds of Lincoln himself, and those of his contemporaries—like Frederick Douglass—while secondary sources would be what have been written about Lincoln based upon primary sources. The foundation of the paper must be primary sources, with secondary sources being used to present and/or support the thesis based on the work of other scholars.

APA format please

(Part 11) create a complete Annotated Bibliography for 3 academic scholarly sources, which include your introduction and thesis, publication details, and the annotation (see below for examples of each component).  

Scholarship means that

• the author has a Ph.D. or other terminal degree,
• the work appears in a multi-volumed, peer-reviewed journal,
• and has ample references at the end.

Good annotations

• capture publication details,
• offer a student introduction and thesis, and
• a detailed reading of the source, covering the following:

1. Offers the student’s introduction and thesis to the best extent s/he knows it at this point in time,
2. Summarizes key points, and
3. identifies key terms (using quotation marks, and citing a page in parentheses);
4. Locates controversies or “problems” raised by the articles;
5. States whether the student agrees or disagrees and gives reasons;
6. Locates one or two quotations to be used in the final research project; and
7. Evaluates the ways in which this article is important and has helped the student to focus his/her understanding.