GFHC1045, Fall 2023

Assignment For Week 5 In-class activity:

Please complete the below, print single-sided, fill out student name, section and ID number, staple/clip
it, and bring two copies to class next week (Week 5).

Research and Writing Skills Practice: Choosing your “weapons” for completing Historical Photo
Assignment (or researching for Group Presentation) (1)

(1) Student Name:

(2) Student Section:
(3) Student ID No.:

(4) Defining your topic

1. Define your topic. State in a phrase or sentence. A draft is OK – you may revise next week.

[It may be the same as what you have submitted in Moodle for the Historical Photo draft
topic/theme.]

2. What does it have to do with the history of Hong Kong and its people? Describe in 1 to 3
Some examples are:

Sports / gender relations / anti-colonialism / indigenous villager rights / economic

development / education / Eurasians / public housing

sentences.

3. What key words best describe your topic? You may list one to three “key words”.
 Referencing

1. Find the style guide for referencing from HKBU Library website. Paste the link below.
a. For Chicago Style:

b. For APA Style:

2. Which style uses in-text citations?

3. Which style uses Notes and Bibliography?

4. Show the Chicago bibliographic format (format for bibliography) for:

c. A book

d. An academic journal article

[Show the sequence of information such as author, title, etc. with the correct formatting.]

HKBU Library stacks

1. Choose at least one key word or phrase, and search the HKBU Library catalogue. Find a book
which is in HKBU Library stacks (“Book 1”). Get the book and borrow it.
a. List the bibliographic information of that book (Book 1).

b. Look through the bibliography of the book that you have borrowed. From this book’s
bibliography, list at least two more books or articles relevant to your topic.

2. While in the library, look at the books on the shelf next to or near the book you are borrowing.
Choose one related to your topic, and borrow it. (“Book 2”) List the bibliographic information of
that book.

3. From this book (Book 2)’s bibliography, list bibliographic information of at least two more books
or articles relevant to your topic.

After completing the above, print two copies of this this single-sided, staple/clip it, and bring the two
copies to class next week (Week 5).