Lesson 06: Prepping Your Sources

Annotated Bibliography Note-Taking Guide
Fill in the notes for the amendment and for each of the three categories (multi-media, contemporary cases, advocacy documents). If you need support for the citation, consult the MLA Formatting Guide you printed from the lesson.
Amendment for your topic (from the Bill of Rights)
Citation: http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fourth_amendment
What information from this source seems the most important? Note key points mentioned in the source.
The most important part of the amendment is the right to be secure from unwarranted search and seizures. How does this source support your topic?
It shows how the government can bend the will of this amendment in their favor …show more content…

How Chief Justice William Taft had said the amendment meant physically searches and seizures.
How does this source support your topic? It shows how the government still bends the amendment in their favor.
What information from this source would be most useful to include in your informative/explanatory article?
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Citation Information: Key Use:
What information from this source seems the most important? Note key points mentioned in the source.
How does this source support your topic?
What information from this source would be most useful to include in your informative/explanatory article?
Two Documents or Articles for Landmark Case (relating to your topic)
#1
Citation Information: http://billofrightsinstitute.org/resources/educator-resources/lessons-plans/landmark-cases-and-the-constitution/olmstead-v-united-states-1927/ Key Use: I used it to get a better understanding of the amendment case and rights.
What information from this source seems the most important? Note key points mentioned in the source. The part where Chief Justice William Taft said that the right wasn’t violated because the amendment means physically search and seizure.
How does this source support your topic? It shows how the government bends the rights in their favor. What information from this source would be most useful to include in your informative/explanatory article? Using most of the information I the case would be very useful in my article.
#2
Citation Information: