Annotated Bibliography: Othello

General Instructions

Definitions:

• A "Bibliography" is an old-fashioned term for a "Works Cited" page.
• A "bibliographic entry" is the basic information you provide about each work you cite.
  • Example:

    • Bali, Shweta. "Mechanics Of Madness In Hamlet, Macbeth And King Lear." IUP Journal Of English Studies 9.4 (2014): 81-92. Literary Reference Center. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

• "Annotated" means "with notes"; in this case it means that you have added your notes to a bibliographic entry.

The Annotated Bibliography:

• You should review the essay topics for Othello before you begin your research, since you will be using at least one of your chosen articles in your essay.
• You MUST use Galileo to find articles (see Galileo Search Instructions below)
• You will need to find at least 5 scholarly, peer-reviewed, journal articles about Othello, preferably on your chosen topic.
• Read the articles.
• Print and fill out THIS FORM. (You can type on it or print neatly)
  • You will create a bibliographic entry for each article.
  • For each article you will write (in your own words) a summary of the author's argument.
  • For each article you will analyze the article
    • give me your opinion about the author's argument
    • tell me whether or not you agreed with the article
    • what if anything did you learn from reading the article
• Sample Annotated Bibliography from OWL

Galileo Search Instructions

• Go to Galileo
  • Go to SGSC Main Library Web Page
  • Click on "GALILEO - Find Articles and More"
    • From a campus computer you will have full access to Galileo
    • From your home computer you will need to enter the password: "prodigy"
• Search by "Keyword" for your topic
  • For instance, if you want to write about "hamartia" in Othello, in the keyword bar enter the search terms: "Othello hamartia"
• On the Results Page in the Left Margin ...
  • Under "Limit To" click on  "Full Text" and "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed)"