Writing
How do you make a good Thesis?
Make your thesis the answer to your research question
The question you bases your research off of.
Research Question
What is the best way to prepare for note taking in class?
Read related course materials ahead of time.
What do you do before reading?
Browse any visuals and headings throughout the reading.
What does and author need to be for secondary sources?
An expert in that field or a scholarly writer.
How to make sure your paper flows smoothly?
Organize your writing in a outline
What is the goal of your research?
To become familiar with the historical context of the topic.
What do you write down from the lecture slides.
Summarize the information
Hoe do you annotate reading?
Highlight important information. Underline important generalizations, interpretations, and conclusions. Write your reaction or summary in the margins. Circle important words.
What helps you analyze the message behind primary sources?
Historical context
A sentence linking one paragraph in your paper to the next.
Linking/Transition Sentence
What are the four requirements to make a good research questions?
Debatable, Narrow, Significant, and Researchable
What do you do with your notes after taking them?
Reread your notes on the day they were writen.
As you read what are some thing to pay attention to other than the basic information?
Tables, timelines, and vocabulary.
What do you have to keep in mind when analyzing both secondary and primary sources?
Bias
How do you make a good Thesis?
Make your thesis the answer to your research question
What tasks does a research strategy organize?
What kind of sources to look for. Which to read and in what order.
What type of organization should your notes follow?
Follow the organization of the lecture and touch on the mahir points.
What can you do with the companion website that comes with the textbook?
Further opportunity for exploration and review of the course material
What is a source card and what do you put on it?
A card where you take notes on all the information you will need to cite the source. ex: author, title, publisher, and ect...
What question do you ask yourself when revising your paper?
Does this argument support and develop the thesis?
What websites are the best for finding primary sources?
.edu, .gov, museums, libraries, and historical organizations.
What is the greatest value in rewriting your notes?
It helps the information become part of the not taker's own brain.
What is the benefit of doing your reading?
You will have ready made study materials for tests.
When reading your sources what are the two main things to look for when you first read your sources?
New unknown vocabulary and author's thesis.