Renaissance+and+Reformation+Webliographies

This assignment calls for groups to create annotated webliographies of the major people from the Renaissance and Reformation. You and your group will create a page on wikispaces that will serve as the finished product by which you will be graded. The page will consist of a title, a picture, a short description of the person and a list of resources from the web and the IRC. You need ____ web resources and ____ print resources. Each resource needs to contain an annotation, or short description of the information in the resource the print resources must be in MLA format and The web resources will need to be hyperlinked to the web pages so they can be accessed with a click. The call number and location in the IRC will suffice for the print resources. Here is an example of an annotated webliography on Humanism: **// OR CLASSICAL HUMANISM //**
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// - [|Humanities Scholarship (Michael L. Hall, University of Maryland, USA)] An index of humanities sites, many on the Renaissance period and on Greek and Latin classics.

- [|Montaigne Studies (University of Chicago, IL, USA)] Montaigne Studies is an interdisciplinary journal published annually in the fall. The contents of its back issues can be searched on line.

- [|Perseus Project (Gregory Crane, Tufts University, MA, USA)] "Perseus is a continually growing digital library of resources for studying the ancient world. The library's materials include ancient texts and translations, philological tools, maps, extensively illustrated art catalogs, and secondary essays on topics like vase painting. A collaborative team from a number of academic institutions has worked together to amass Perseus materials. Over 70 museums have shared pictures of their art objects." The Perseus site offers a search facility.

- [|Institut d'Archéologie et des Sciences de l'Antiquité (Université de Lausanne, Suisse)] "De nombreux serveurs proposent des listes collationnant tous les sites Web dédiés aux études classiques et à l'archéologie, ce qui permet de ne pas avoir recours à des moteurs de recherches soit trop généralistes (Yahoo, Magellan), soit trop pointus (Altavista, MetaCrawler). Chaque serveur d'adresses est néanmoins plus ou moins spécialisé. Nous vous proposons les principaux qui doivent vous permettre de vous y retrouver dans cette jungle virtuelle."

[]// Notice how some entries are rather short and some are rather long. You and your group want to produce annotations that are 3-4 sentences long and all in English. Here is an example of a bibliography of Martin Luther: // Heinrich Denifle, Luther and Lutherdom, trans. Raymond Volz (Somerset, OH: Torch Press, 1917) // // Edwards, Mark U. Jr. Luther and the False Brethren (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1975). // // Estes, James Martin. Peace, Order and the Glory of God: Secular Authority and the Church in the Thought of Luther and Melanchthon, 1518-1559. Leiden: Brill, 2005. // // Farthing, John L. Thomas Aquinas and Gabriel Biel: Interpretations of St. Thomas Aquinas in German Nominalism on the Eve of the Reformation. Durham and London, 1988. // //[]// Note these entries are not annotated, something you must do. Also, include the call number of the book and color of the IRC it can be located it. You will need to use many different tools to locate information for the webliography. At the very least you will need to use the card catalogue and the Internet. The librarian will explain how to use the card catalogue and locate books in the IRC. When searching the Internet you are required to use search engines other than Google. Ask.com, yahoo.com, vivisimo.com, wisenut.com, dogpile.com and so on must be used to locate information. You must complete a website evaluation from for each website you add to the webliography. Use the information from the evaluation to help write the annotations. You should find at least ___ then pick the best ___ for your final project. We are scheduled to be in the IRC for three days. It should be enough time to get the project completed. You should follow this schedule to make sure you stay on track: Day 1- Intro and start looking for resources Day 2- Finish looking for sources, write out rough drafts, and begin construction of wiki Day 3- Complete construction of wiki, check work for any errors, make corrections and publish page. Remember, these pages are going to be out on the Internet for anyone and everyone to see. The will be linked to my page and connected to Brockton High. It is essential that all work be of the highest professional degree and appropriate for viewing by those of all ages. **__ Wikispace Annotated Webliography __** **__ Checklist __** 1.) Pick name out of the box and get in groups.   2.)  Review assignment and listen to brief introduction to the IRC and how to create pages on wikispaces. 3.) Divide up work and get cracking.   4.)  Meet with group, check progress from yesterday and set goals for Day 2 5.) Watch tutorial on how to create wikispace pages   6.)  Gather information and begin construction 7.) Meet with group, check progress from yesterday and set goals for Day 3   8.)  Continue construction, proofreading and corrections 9.) Complete assignment and publish your wiki  Your webliography must have:   1.)  The name of the person as the title in big letters 2.) A picture of the person   3.)  A short (7-8 sentence) description of the person, including basic biographical info and reasons they are historically important. 4.) An annotated of resources with ____ Internet resources and ____ print resources.   5.)  A professional final product with no spelling or grammar errors. As far as creating the pages watch the tutorials on Day 1 and Day 2 and refer to the help section in the upper right hand corner of the wiki. You want to find information on “editing” a page not creating one. The text editor on wikispaces is very limited and frustrating to use. I recommend you create you page in Microsoft Word then cut and paste it into the wiki. This way you will have more control over formatting font, size, color of the word and take advantage of the spell checker. This is the first time I have attempted to have classes create pages on the wiki. There will be problems and confusion. Just be patient and go with it. If something comes up let me know and we will deal with it. If you have suggestions on how to make things go smoother let me know. If all goes well, we will be creating many different more complex pages in the future. 
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