Full Description
Prepared by Robert M. Frakes, Clarion University. This brief handbook for survey courses in American history, Western Civilization/European history, and world civilization guides students through the various types of writing assignments they encounter in a history class. Providing examples of student writing and candid assessments of student work, this text focuses on the rules and conventions of writing for the college history course.
Contents
1. Short Writing Assignments1.1 The Sentence1.2 The Sentence as Building Block1.3 The Paragraph1.4 The History Identification Paragraph1.5 The Paragraph as Building Block of the Essay1.6 The Journal as a Writing Assignment1.7 The Letter as a Writing Assignment1.8 Conclusion: Clarity and Content2. The In-Class Essay2.1 The Five-Paragraph (or more) Essay2.2 Primary Sources and Point of View2.3 Time Budgeting for Essays2.4 The Thesis2.5 Conclusion: Studying for In-Class Essay Examinations3. The Five-Page Paper3.1 The Thesis of the Paper3.2 Sample Outlines3.3 Plagiarism3.4 Citation of Sources3.5 The Internet as a Resource3.6 Examples of Good and Bad Five-Page Papers3.7 Conclusion: Revising the Draft4. The Research Paper4.1 Types of Papers4.2 Defining the Topic4.3 Using Primary and Secondary Sources4.4 The Internet as a Resource4.5 Structure and Organization4.6 Rules for Layout or Appearance4.7 Conclusion: Revising the Research Paper4.8 Examples of Introductions and Conclusions of Research PapersAppendices1. Common Mistakes2. Sample Citations3. Sample Bibliography4. Classic History Essay Questions
