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A pocket guide to writing in history /

Title:
A pocket guide to writing in history /
Author:
Rampolla, Mary Lynn.
Published:
Boston : c2012.
Format:
Book
Institution:
Emmanuel College
Contents:
Introduction: Why study history? Historical questions -- How this manual can help you -- 2. Working with sources. Identifying historical sources : Primary sources ; Secondary sources ; Primary or secondary? The changing status of a source ; Accessing sources in history ; Uses of primary and secondary sources -- Evaluating sources : Evaluating primary sources ; Evaluating secondary sources ; Evaluating online sources -- 3. Approaching typical assignments in history. Reading actively in history -- Writing about reading : Summaries ; Annotated bibliographies -- Using primary sources : Single-source analysis ; Comparative papers -- Using secondary sources : Critiques and book reviews ; Historiographic essays -- Writing about film -- Taking history exams : Preparing for an exam ; Answering identification questions ; Taking an essay exam -- 4. Following conventions of writing in history. Approaching a history assignment -- Thinking like a historian -- Developing a thesis -- Constructing an argument : Supporting your thesis ; Responding to counterevidence and anticipating opposing viewpoints -- Organizing your paper : Drafting an introduction ; Writing clear and connected paragraphs ; Writing an effective conclusion -- Revising for content and organization -- Editing for style and grammar : Choosing appropriate language ; Choosing the appropriate tense ; Using active voice ; Knowing when to use the pronouns I, me, and you -- 5. Writing a research paper. Moving from topic to research question : Choosing a topic ; Focusing on a research question -- Developing a research plan -- Conducting research : Consulting human resources ; Using the library's online catalog ; Using print and electronic reference sources ; Locating primary sources ; Locating secondary sources ; Finding Internet sources ; Distinguishing among electronic sources -- Taking effective research notes -- Developing a working thesis -- Making an outline -- Revising and editing your paper -- 7. Quoting and documenting sources. Using quotations : When to quote ; How to quote -- Documenting sources : Footnotes and endnotes ; Bibliography ; Documenting nonwritten materials -- Documentation models : Formatting guidelines for footnotes and endnotes ; Formatting guidelines for bibliographies ; Models for notes and bibliography entries -- Sample pages from a student research paper.
Online access:
No online access
Library holdings:
Emmanuel Main Stacks
D13 .R295 2012 – Available