2. Writing A History Research Paper The Technique of Writing Like Historians Exit Caitlin Magee February 5, 2015

3. Exit Table of Contents Materials Needed Paper Topic Research: Primary and Secondary Sources Thesis: Constructing an Argument for Your Paper Organizing Your Research Paper: Outlines Organizing Your Research Paper: Outlines Edit and Revision Works Cited Page: Format Works Cited Page: Format

4. Exit Materials Needed: Plenty of Sources: –Books (primary and secondary) –Lots of paper (or laptop/computer) –Internet Resources (NO WIKIPEDIA) –Friends to edit your work –Coffee, Coffee, Coffee –Patience

5. Exit Paper Topic Write about what? Start broad: “History of Rome” Narrow your interest: “The Fall of the Roman Empire” Even narrower: “The factors that caused the Roman Empire to Collapse”

6. Exit Sources: Primary and SecondaryPrimary

7. Exit Thesis: Constructing an Argument “A thesis is a statement that reflects what you have concluded about the topic of your paper, based on a critical analysis and interpretation of the source materials you have examined.” thesis

8. Exit Creating an Outline What your Outline should look like: Introduction: Topic of your paper and thesis Body Paragraphs: -1 st Point of your paper -2 ND Point of your paper -3 rd Point of your paper Conclusion: -Thesis statement restated

9. Exit Revision and Editing -Spelling errors? -Incorrect grammar usage? -Thesis and paragraphs match? -Flow of Paper? -2 heads are better than 1

10. Exit Works Cited Historians use the Chicago Manual Style when cited different sources in their papers and books. For this assignment we will use the Chicago Manual Style.Chicago Manual Style

11. Exit Conclusion Have a topic chosen Include Primary and Secondary Sources Include a thesis statement Create an outline for your paper (It will help you out a lot!!!) Edit and revise before turning in the final draft Include the sources cited in your paper