Part research manual, part study guide, and part introduction to the study of history, Essaying the Past guides the reader through the nuts and bolts of producing good historical prose, offering key strategies and useful tips. Includes expert advice on writing about history, conducting good research, and learning how to think analytically Covers important topics such as framing questions, developing a strong introduction and topic sentences, choosing good evidence, and the crucial role of revision An annotated case study takes the reader through one student s process of writing an essay and illustrates how strategies discussed in the book can be successfully implemented Six appendices cover the major issues facing students today, such as the dangers of plagiarism and the role of the internet INDICE: Preface .Acknowledgments .Introduction to the Student: Why Would You Look at a Book Like This? .Part I Thinking and Reading About History .1 History: It s About Time .2 What s the Story with History? .3 The Sources of History .4 Good Answers Begin with Good Questions .5 Search Engines, Research Ingenuity .6 How to Read a Book without Ever Getting to Chapter One .Part II Writing About History .7 Analysis: The Intersection of Reading and Writing .8 Making a Case: An Argument in Three Parts .9 Defining Introductions .10 Strong Bodies (I): The Work of Topic Sentences .11 Strong Bodies (II): Exposition and Evidence .12 Strong Bodies (III): Counterargument and Counterevidence .13 Surprising Conclusions .14 Scaling the Summit: Crystallizing Your Argument .15 Writing is Rewriting: The Art of Revision .16 Putting It All Together: The Research Essay (A Case Study) .Conclusion: The Love of History .Index
- ISBN: 978-1-119-11190-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 216
- Fecha Publicación: 12/12/2016
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés