A Short Guide to Writing About History
6th Edition
Published on 21. November 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-321-43536-1 (ISBN)
Description
An ideal complement for any history course, A Short Guide to Writing About History stresses thinking and writing like an historian.
This engaging and practical text helps students get beyond merely compiling dates and facts; it teaches them how to incorporate their own ideas into their papers and to tell a story about history that interests them and their peers. Covering brief essays and the documented resource paper, the text explores the writing and researching processes, different modes of historical writing (including argument), and offers guidelines for improving style as well as documenting sources.
This engaging and practical text helps students get beyond merely compiling dates and facts; it teaches them how to incorporate their own ideas into their papers and to tell a story about history that interests them and their peers. Covering brief essays and the documented resource paper, the text explores the writing and researching processes, different modes of historical writing (including argument), and offers guidelines for improving style as well as documenting sources.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
281 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-43536-1 (9780321435361)
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Content
Preface to the Sixth Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgements
1. Writing and History
Stories about the Past Intended to be True
Writing History as a Way of Thinking
Basic Principles for History Essays
Writer's Checklist
2. Thinking about History
Questioning Sources
Historical Fallacies
Making Inferences
Evaluating Materials
Writer's Checklist
3. Modes of Historical Writing
Description
Writer's Checklist
Narrative
Writer's Checklist
Exposition
Writer's Checklist
Argument
Writer's Checklist
4. Gathering Information
Focusing on Your Topic
Considering Potential Sources
Doing Research
Writer's Checklist
5. Taking Notes and Writing Drafts
Recording Information and Ideas
Organizing Your Essay
Writer's Checklist
Writing and Revising Drafts
Writer's Checklist for Peer Editing
6. Writing in an Electronic Age
Inquiry
Research
Revision
Writer's Checklist
7. Writing Conventions and Style
Simple and Direct Writing
Writer's Checklist
Word Forms and Punctuation
Writer's Checklist
The Final Manuscript
8. Documenting Sources
Basic Principles
Electronic Sources
Notes and Bibliographies
Note Citations Reference Chart
Bibliographic Citations Reference Chart
Appendix A: Sample Student Research Paper
Manifest Destiny: A Characteristic of Nations
Things to Notice about This Paper
Writer's Checklist
Appendix B: Book Reviews
Reviewing as a Special Form of Writing
A Sample Student Review
Things to Notice about These Reviews
Writer's Checklist
Appendix C: Short Essays Assignments
Writer's Checklist
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgements
1. Writing and History
Stories about the Past Intended to be True
Writing History as a Way of Thinking
Basic Principles for History Essays
Writer's Checklist
2. Thinking about History
Questioning Sources
Historical Fallacies
Making Inferences
Evaluating Materials
Writer's Checklist
3. Modes of Historical Writing
Description
Writer's Checklist
Narrative
Writer's Checklist
Exposition
Writer's Checklist
Argument
Writer's Checklist
4. Gathering Information
Focusing on Your Topic
Considering Potential Sources
Doing Research
Writer's Checklist
5. Taking Notes and Writing Drafts
Recording Information and Ideas
Organizing Your Essay
Writer's Checklist
Writing and Revising Drafts
Writer's Checklist for Peer Editing
6. Writing in an Electronic Age
Inquiry
Research
Revision
Writer's Checklist
7. Writing Conventions and Style
Simple and Direct Writing
Writer's Checklist
Word Forms and Punctuation
Writer's Checklist
The Final Manuscript
8. Documenting Sources
Basic Principles
Electronic Sources
Notes and Bibliographies
Note Citations Reference Chart
Bibliographic Citations Reference Chart
Appendix A: Sample Student Research Paper
Manifest Destiny: A Characteristic of Nations
Things to Notice about This Paper
Writer's Checklist
Appendix B: Book Reviews
Reviewing as a Special Form of Writing
A Sample Student Review
Things to Notice about These Reviews
Writer's Checklist
Appendix C: Short Essays Assignments
Writer's Checklist