2. Writing Your First Web-Based Research Paper History Research Paper By: Elizabeth Moore

3. #1.Prepare  Understand the assignment  Ask questions  Create a work schedule or timeline.

4. #2.Pick a Topic 1.Brainstorm topic ideas. 2.You can do this with classmate, parents, and/or your teacher. 3.Pick a topic that interests you.

5. #3.Research There are two types of sources when you are writing a History research paper Primary source: a document of a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event. Secondary source: a document that was written after the time period that you are studying and attempt to analyze that time period in some way.

6. #4. Read and TAKE NOTES! Taking notes is very important! You can use note cards, post-its, or lined paper to take notes on. Cite your source on top of the note taking paper.

7. #5.Develop a Historical question or thesis statement. Pose a question about a subject that interests you. Then you need to answer your question with historical evidence/facts. You will need to look through your notes and find evidence that supports your question.

8. #6.Create an Outline Introduction Introduce the topic Define key terms State your historical question Take a stance 3 Body Paragraphs Topic sentence Argument supporting topic sentence Evidence Analysis (what does evidence support?) Conclusion Re-state the historical question Significance of historical problem (why should we care about the problem?)

9. #7.Now you are read to start writing! Follow your outline. Make sure you footnote/endnote the sources you use

10. #8.Create a bibliography. Cite all of the sources you used in your research paper.

11. #9.Edit! Re-read your paper and edit changes spelling mistakes, etc. Have your classmates, teacher, and parents read your paper and consider their ideas.

12. #10.Create a final draft. Re-read. Check your bibliography, footnotes, and endnotes for mistakes. Hand in your finished History Research Paper!

13. Web Sources http://academic.bowdoin.edu/WritingGuides/ http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/history/research/student/intro.htm http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/history.html http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/soc_sciences/history.html http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/ http://www.infoplease.com/ho dictionary.com http://academic.bowdoin.edu/WritingGuides/ http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/history/research/student/intro.htm http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/history.html http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/soc_sciences/history.html http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/ http://www.infoplease.com/ho

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