America Through Pictures: A Research Guide: Home

IMPORTANT DUE DATES

Please see your Google Classroom for specific due dates

Picture Project Steps

• Step 1: Develop your topic by formulating a research question
• Step 2: Conduct research and find sources
• Step 3: Use your sources to write your thesis statement
• Step 4: Evaluate your sources and craft an annotated bibliography
• Step 5: Organize your information within an outline
• Step 6: Use the outline to write your paper and cite your sources

Inspired by a historical photograph, you are expected to do the following over the next few months:

1. Conduct investigative research in order to find the historical significance and relevance of the image by using a series of research questions
2. Locate at least six academic, reliable, and relevant sources in order to answer your research question
3. Develop a thesis regarding your image in which you examine that topic in an interesting and relevant approach
4. Submit an annotated bibliography based on the sources located
5. Draft a complete outline that includes all key ideas and supporting details in a logical structure 
6. Complete a final paper (to be submitted online and as a hard copy) in 5-8 pages in length, with an additional works cited page (at least 4 sources) in Chicago style