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THE FOUNDING OF SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL
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PART III : SORTING THE INFORMATION
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Researchers often must create a chronology of events
to help understand the effect different events had on others.
Chronologies are never the first step in the research process, but always
come after the original review of literature is done and notes are taken.
They are extremely helpful in establishing the chain of events that led
to or caused the other events in the chronology. An annotated
chronology is a list of events placed in the order in which they happened
followed by a short explanation of the effect that event had on others.
This will provide the researcher with a road map to follow when writing
up the research.
An annotated chronology must contain the publication
information on the the event . The listing of the event can
be a direct quote, a paraphrase or a simple notation as to what occurred
as fitting to the event. Before proceeding in this research
project, complete a chronology of events based on the notes taken in Part
II.
A sample annotated chronology format is below.
Example:
Chronology of Events for the Founding of Sumner High School
| April 12 - 4 o'clock P.M. |
Roy Martin KIlled by Louis Gregory |
Orrin Murray in The Kansas City Voice; KC Star |
| April 13, 1904 |
Blacks locked out of KCK High School by white students |
KC Star |
| Continue as shown above |
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