Essaying the past how to read, write, and think about history /

Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Cullen, Jim, 1962-
Awdur Corfforaethol: ebrary, Inc
Fformat: Electronig eLyfr
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Chichester [England] ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Rhifyn:2nd ed.
Pynciau:
Mynediad Ar-lein:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • Introduction to the student: why would you look at a book like this?
  • Thinking and reading about history
  • History: it's about time
  • What's the story with history?
  • The sources of history
  • Good answers begin with good questions
  • Search engines, research ingenuity
  • How to read a book without ever getting to chapter one
  • Writing about history
  • Analysis: the intersection of reading and writing
  • Making a case: an argument in three parts
  • Defining introductions
  • Strong bodies (I): the work of topic sentences
  • Strong bodies (II): exposition and evidence
  • Strong bodies (III): counterargument and counterevidence
  • Surprising conclusions
  • Scaling the summit: crystallizing your argument
  • Writing is rewriting: the art of revision
  • Putting it all together: the research essay (a case study)
  • Conclusion: the love of history.