- Need reminders of your Early World History lessons on effective thesis statements, body paragraphs, supporting evidence, and integrating quotations and source information within your text? Here are the WRITING GUIDELINES I often gave students in Early World History that summarized the "best practices" in RAMPOLLA.
- Your final paper should be about 5-7 pages (not including cover page and bibliography). I will not take deductions for lengthier papers unless the paper reads more like a description or summary, rather than the required analysis and argumentation.
- Your paper must use a mix of primary and secondary sources. You are required to use 7 sources (a mix of books, scholarly journal articles, and at least two primary sources).
- Weave your sources together. Try not to rely on just one source in each of your body paragraphs.
- Use Times New Roman, 12 point font, double-spacing and 1 inch margins.
- History papers use Chicago Style footnote citation and bibliography, not MLA parenthetical citation and work cited pages. Use http://www.citationmachine.net/turabian/cite-a-book to assist you in creating the proper citation. There is a 7 minute YouTube video that shows you how to create a "hanging indent" and insert a "footnote" on the Citation Guide for this blog. Make sure you include the page number to which you are referring.
Here are some examples of what it should look like, along with a research paper sample from Rampolla (note it uses endnotes - you should format as footnotes or endnotes). Need additional help on typical expectations for introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions? Review pages 55-69 of your A Pocket Guide to Writing In History (attached as well here).
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