What, precisely, is your topic? Answering this question is part of the pre-writing phase of this assignment. I suggest that you watch the above video and write a topic triangle for your assignment. Once you have a topic triangle developed, write a research question. Actually write it down. The act of writing helps make vague ideas concrete. So take your time to develop your research topic.
Once you have chosen a topic and have Prof. Tete's approval for that topic, the next step for you to take is to generate keywords. Keywords are the search terms that you will use to find information about your topic. This video explains how to compose keywords from your topic.
Take your time to carefully develop keywords for your research topic. Your research will be easier if you do so. Write them down.
The above video explains the differences between primary and secondary sources. Even if you know the definitions of these terms, be sure to watch this video because it is important to express that primary and secondary sources are not necessarily more accurate or less biased than each other.
Most of the library's resources can be searched through this single search portal. This video shows you how to use it.
In addition to searching the library's discovery tool, you should explore these library databases that focus on history.
Your professor wants you to cite your sources in the Chicago Manual of Style. Here is our video introduction to this documentation style. You can view our complete guide here.
