Write an essay discussing the Battle of Cowpens.

You can use all general Revolutionary War sources or just 1 aspect of the War, i.e. all books dealing with George Washington, the Navy during the Revolution or just 1 battle. Place the subject of your Bibliography (ie. General Sources, or your topic) on the title page.-The Point: this might seem like an easy assignment for many students of an upper level course. But some students get to the upper level classes and still use Wikipedia and about.com as scholarly sources thinking well it looks good I think I will use it. It is important for you to understand what scholarly, college level sources look like and what makes that acceptable sources to use in papers and forums.-To Do:-Analyze 10 sources.-Make sure at least 5 are primary sources. A primary source dates back to the Revolutionary time period. -Briefly in about 125 words or more (more does not mean 7 pages on 1 source) describe and analyze the source. (Consider: Does the source show bias? Who was the intended audience? Is it a primary or secondary source? Is it a useful source? What is the goal of the source? Is there a better source to use? Is the source scholarly? Would you recommend someone use this source?) This means 125 words PER SOURCE not 125 for all 10 sources.-Do not write (or copy) a book review. I want to know what you think of the source. What value does the source have in doing research on the American Revolution? -Use a variety of sources. Make sure you have a mix of books, journals, websites, and primary sources. -Research:-Cite each in Chicago Format.-Grammar:-Remember since this would be considered a formal paper- stay away from using I, we, us, etc and contractions (didn’t, wouldn’t, etc).-Format:-Be sure to add your name to the doc title i.e. YOURnameMILH320Bibliography-Include a title page with your name, date, assignment title. -Place page numbers at the bottom of each page.-Use Times New Roman 12 pt, 1 inch margins all the way around. Some helpful websites:How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliographyhttp://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill28.htmAnnotated Bibliographies[ [ [ [http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handouts-demos/specific-writing-assignments/annotated-bibliographies] ] ] ]http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/Grading:Each source will be worth 10 points each (10 sources = 100 points). You will be graded on length of the description, grammar, format, submission on time, accuracy/ analysis. Be sure to add more than just basic analysis. (see attached Rubric)Example: Wikipedia, George Washington, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington, (Date accessed October 26, 2011).This is a secondary source used for a general audience. There is no way to verify the author of the website/ article as Wikipedia allows anyone to change and edit the information. The source was last modified on October 23, 2011. The source does not show overall bias. It is not considered s scholarly work, although it can be useful as a finding aid. The source links to several primary sources written by Washington himself. Better sources to use would be Washington’s own words and not rely on unknown authors. The goal of this source is to put out basic information about George Washington. It is not recommend to use this source other than as a finding aid or to get an overall basic understanding of George Washington. (Do not use Wikipedia. This is only an example. Do not use about.com, the encyclopedia or similar sources.)Primary Source:George Washington to Martha Washington, June 18 & 23, 1775,http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/revolution/martha.html. Not a primary source:Revolutionary War Series Documents:http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/revdocs.htmlEyewitness to History- Washington Crosses the Delaware:http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/washingtondelaware.htmCan you see the difference between the primary source and the links that are not primary sources? The Primary source contains the transcripts of 2 letters written by Washington himself.The 2nd link is just a main page that links to several primary sources.