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Tables of Contents for A Student''s Guide to History
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
4
A Note to Students
xi
 
1 The Subject of History and How to Use It
1
18
What Historians Are Trying to Do
1
1
What History Can Tell You
2
3
History and the Everyday World
2
1
A Brief Journey into the Past
3
2
How Historians Work
5
11
Primary and Secondary Sources of Evidence
6
4
Interpreting and Organizing Evidence
10
2
Changing Directions of Historical Research
12
1
Methods of Historical Research
13
1
The Computer and Historical Research
14
1
Philosophies of History
14
1
Historiography
15
1
How You Can Use History
16
3
2 How to Read a History Assignment and Take Notes in Class
19
25
How to Read a History Assignment
19
8
Reading a Textbook
20
1
Reading a Monograph
20
1
Reading a Historical Novel
21
1
Examples of Reading Assignments
21
6
How to "Read" Nonwritten Materials
27
9
Maps, Charts, Graphs, and Tables
27
5
Illustrations and Photographs
32
4
How to Take Notes
36
6
From Class Lectures
36
1
Examples of Note Taking
37
4
From Slides and Films
41
1
Classroom Participation
42
2
Classroom Discussions
42
1
Guidelines for Speaking in Class
42
1
Giving an Oral Presentation
42
1
Guidelines for Giving an Oral Presentation
43
1
3 Taking Exams and Writing Short Papers
44
15
How to Study for Exams
44
9
Objective and Short-Answer Exams
45
1
Examples of Objective Exams
45
1
Preparing for Essay Exams--Composing Sample Questions
46
1
Writing a Good Essay Exam
47
1
Guidelines for Writing a Good Essay Exam
47
1
Examples of Essay Exams
48
4
Take-Home Exams
52
1
Writing Assignments in History and Why They Are Important
53
5
Book Reviews
54
1
Guidelines for Writing a Book Review
54
2
Writing Short Papers
56
1
Guidelines for Writing a Short Paper
57
1
A Note on Plagiarism: A Serious Offense
58
1
4 How to Research a History Topic
59
33
What Is a Research Paper?
59
1
What Should I Write About: Choosing a Topic
60
4
Coming Up with a Theme for Your Paper
60
2
Creating a Research Outline
62
2
Library Research
64
12
Finding Information about Your Topic/Theme in Your School Library
64
1
Using the Library Catalogs
65
5
Sources for History Research on the Internet
70
3
Research in Primary Sources
73
1
Reference Books
74
1
Locating Materials and Using Call Numbers
75
1
Mining Information from Your Sources
76
8
Determining Whether a Book Will Be Useful
77
1
How to Read Your Sources
78
1
Guidelines for Reading Your Sources
79
1
How to Take Notes from Your Sources
80
3
Avoiding Plagiarism
83
1
The Art of Paraphrasing
83
1
Organizing Your Research
84
5
Preparing a Writing Outline
85
3
Organizing Your Notes
88
1
Budgeting Your Research Time
88
1
Historical Materials Outside the Library
89
1
How to Research Your Family History
90
2
5 How to Write a Research Paper
92
44
Preparing to Write
92
1
Why Your Paper Needs a Theme
92
1
Your Writing Outline
93
1
Writing the Text
93
3
The Rough Draft
93
2
Clear Writing: A Matter of Continuity
95
1
Documenting Your Paper: Citing Your Sources
96
7
Footnotes and Endnotes: When and How to Use Them
96
2
How to Write Footnotes
98
3
Quotations: When and How to Use Them
101
1
Organizing a Bibliography
102
1
Revising and Rewriting
103
2
Word Processing: Advantages and Dangers
103
2
Guidelines for Formatting Your Paper
105
1
Example of a Research Paper
105
31
How the Theme Was Chosen
106
1
The Writing Outline for the Theme
106
3
Sample Student Paper--"Wage Slavery or True Independence: Women Workers in the Lowell, Massachusetts, Textile Mills, 1820-1850"
109
27
Appendix A Basic Reference Sources for History Study and Research
136
41
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Atlases, and Yearbooks
137
4
Biography Collections
141
3
Newspaper Directories and Indexes
144
1
Periodical Guides and Indexes
145
2
Historical Periodicals
147
3
Government Publications and Public Documents
150
1
Subject Bibliographies
151
19
Sources for Historical Statistics
170
2
Guides to Photographs, Microfilms, Microforms, Movies, Recordings, and Oral History
172
1
Guides to Dissertations, Archives, and Manuscripts
172
1
Electronic Reference Sources
173
4
Appendix B Useful Information for the Historian
177
18
Historical Sources in Your Own Backyard
177
1
Sources for Family History
178
1
Grammar and Style Manuals
178
1
Library of Congress Subject Headings
179
1
Call Numbers: The Library of Congress System
179
3
Call Numbers: The Dewey Decimal System
182
1
Extended Footnote/Endnote Examples
183
5
Extended Bibliography Examples
188
5
Common Abbreviations Used in Footnotes, Bibliographies, Catalogs, and Reference Books
193
2
Glossary
195
4
Index
199