Short Guide to Writing about History, A

by Marius, Richard A.; Page, Melvin E.

• ISBN13: 9780321435361
• ISBN10: 0321435362
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

The principles of training students to think and write like historians set forth by Richard Marius continue as A Short Guide to Writing About History remains the premier writing resource for all history students. The sixth edition, with expanded coverage of technology and writing, has been updated to address key issues facing today's writer. It continues to explore the writing and researching processes, illustrate the different modes of historical writing, and provide guidelines for improving style.

Table of Contents

PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION	ix
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION	xii
1 WRITING AND HISTORY	1	(28)
STORIES ABOUT THE PAST INTENDED TO BE TRUE	1	(3)
WRITING HISTORY AS A WAY OF THINKING	4	(4)
BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR HISTORY ESSAYS	8	(21)
Writer's Checklist	28	(1)
2 THINKING ABOUT HISTORY	29	(26)
QUESTIONING SOURCES	32	(8)
HISTORICAL FALLACIES	40	(2)
MAKING INFERENCES	42	(6)
EVALUATING MATERIALS	48	(7)
Writer's Checklist	54	(1)
3 MODES OF HISTORICAL WRITING	55	(24)
DESCRIPTION	57	(4)
Writer's Checklist	61	(1)
NARRATIVE	61	(6)
Writer's Checklist	67	(1)
EXPOSITION	67	(5)
Writer's Checklist	71	(1)
ARGUMENT	72	(7)
Writer's Checklist	77	(2)
4 GATHERING INFORMATION	79	(27)
FOCUSING ON YOUR TOPIC	80	(5)
CONSIDERING POTENTIAL SOURCES	85	(8)
DOING RESEARCH	93	(13)
Writer's Checklist	105	(1)
5 TAKING NOTES AND WRITING DRAFTS	106	(21)
RECORDING INFORMATION AND IDEAS	110	(7)
ORGANIZING YOUR ESSAY	117	(5)
Writer's Checklist	121	(1)
WRITING AND REVISING DRAFTS	122	(5)
Writer's Checklist for Peer Editing	126	(1)
6 WRITING IN AN ELECTRONIC AGE	127	(23)
INQUIRY	129	(6)
RESEARCH	135	(9)
REVISION	144	(6)
Writer's Checklist	149	(1)
7 WRITING CONVENTIONS AND STYLE	150	(23)
SIMPLE AND DIRECT WRITING	151	(12)
Writer's Checklist	162	(1)
WORD FORMS AND PUNCTUATION	163	(8)
Writer's Checklist	170	(1)
THE FINAL PRESENTATION	171	(2)
8 DOCUMENTING SOURCES	173	(20)
BASIC PRINCIPLES	175	(4)
ELECTRONIC SOURCES	179	(6)
NOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES	185	(8)
Note Citations Reference Chart	187	(4)
Biblioaraphic Citations Reference Chart	191	(2)
APPENDIX A SAMPLE STUDENT RESEARCH PAPER	193	(17)
MANIFEST DESTINY: A CHARACTERISTIC OF NATIONS	194	(14)
THINGS TO NOTICE ABOUT THIS PAPER	208	(2)
Writer's Checklist	209	(1)
APPENDIX B BOOK REVIEWS	210	(13)
REVIEWING AS A SPECIAL FORM OF WRITING	210	(7)
A SAMPLE STUDENT REVIEW	217	(4)
THINGS TO NOTICE ABOUT THESE REVIEWS	221	(2)
Writer's Checklist	221	(2)
APPENDIX C SHORT WRITING ASSIGNMENTS	223	(8)
Writer's Checklist	230	(1)
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STUDENT RESOURCES	231	(2)
CREDITS	233	(2)
INDEX	235