Annotated Bibliography
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Highlighted Area: Annotated Bibliography
Details about Highlighted Area: Label your annotated bibliography correctly as “Annotated Bibliography”, not “bibliography” or “works cited”. Center “Annotated Bibliography” on the page.

Highlighted Area: Chernow, Ron.
Details about Highlighted Area: Ron Chernow is the author of the book. The last name comes first, then a comma, then the first name. Align the author of the book all the way to the right, no indentation.

Highlighted Area: Alexander Hamilton.
Details about Highlighted Area: The titles of all sources are in italics. That way, everybody knows it’s a title. Write the title next to the author, on the same line, with a period at the end.

Highlighted Area: New York:
Details about Highlighted Area: This is the city where the book was published. Write the city next to the title, on the same line, with a colon at the end.

Highlighted Area: Penguin Books
Details about Highlighted Area: This is the publisher. Write the publisher on a new line, indented right, and put a comma at the end.

Highlighted Area: 2005
Details about Highlighted Area: This is the year that the book was published. Write the year next to the publisher, on the same line, with a period at the end.

Highlighted Area: This nonfiction book gave an overview of Alexander Hamilton’s life. It was published 200 years after Hamilton died. This book helped me understand Hamilton’s influence on the Treasury Department.
Details about Highlighted Area: After you cite your source, write a few sentences that explain how the source was helpful or important to your research. Write this description two lines below the publisher and year, indented right.