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.