Hispanic American equality issues in the U.S.

Order Instructions
This is the first in a series of 4 assignments on the same topic, due in Weeks 2, 5, 8, and 10. The assignments build upon each other.

Assume you are an investigative reporter for a major publication (magazine or newspaper) who has been assigned to research important ethnic, racial, gender, or class issues that are evidencing problems and affecting people in a local area, workplace, or specific part of the world. Your goal is to provide an in-depth analysis of and put a human face on the issue, the problems being evidenced, and proposed changes to bring about improvement for those affected. You will report your analysis in a series of articles that the editor plans to publish in two major parts.

The breakdown of the assignments for this series of articles is as follows:

Week 2: The Topic, Rationale, and Annotated Source List assignment require you to conduct preliminary research and select one topic area for the series. Please review this video for instructions on how to format an Annotated Bibliography. Provide a rationale with three reasons for selecting the topic area.
Include an annotated source list of five credible, reliable sources for the selected topic area. A sample annotated source list [PDF] has been provided for your reference.