Don’t forget to turn in your proposals and sign up for a time to meet with me.

Also, as we discussed in class last week, you should use this proposal and all future "benchmark" assignments as a way to start practicing Chicago Manual of Style formatting for your bibliographic citations. Historians usually use the "note-bibliography" Chicago system to cite sources, so that’s what you should use for your proposal, your drafts, and your final paper. Here are some useful links:

• The full Chicago Manual, online and searchable
• The documentation chapter in the Manual
• The Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide
• The corrected student examples that we worked on in class

Remember that getting the format wrong a few times can actually help you learn the right way more effectively. So do your absolute best to conform to the style from here on out. That way you can learn common mistakes before it counts on your final paper.