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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Author | |
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| How and When to Use This Book | |
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| What Is History and Why Is It Important? | |
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| Why Study History? | |
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| What Is History? | |
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| Behind the Scenes: The Historians' World | |
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| Historians' Purposes: Why Historians Study History | |
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| What Historians Do | |
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| Research and Writing | |
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| Evidence | |
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| Reliability of Evidence | |
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| Interpretations and Debates | |
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| Recent Approaches in History | |
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| How to Study History | |
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| General Principles of Effective Study | |
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| Textbooks | |
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| Lectures | |
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| Maps | |
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| Primary-Source Documents | |
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| Interpretive Essays and Books | |
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| Historical Novels and Other Fiction | |
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| Paintings, Photographs, and Other Graphic Material | |
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| Films and Videotapes | |
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| How to Participate Effectively in Class | |
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| Discussions | |
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| Presentations | |
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| Group Projects | |
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| Success with Tests | |
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| Studying for Tests | |
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| During the Test | |
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| Using the Internet to Study History | |
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| Know How Your History Course Uses the Internet | |
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| Use E-Mail Effectively | |
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| The World Wide Web | |
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| Finding Material on the Internet | |
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| How to Write Short Papers for History Classes | |
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| How to Write Efficiently | |
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| Writing Short Essays | |
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| Writing Comparisons | |
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| Writing Book Reviews | |
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| How to Write Research Papers | |
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| Choosing a Subject | |
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| Creating a Bibliography | |
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| Planning and Keeping Track of Your Research | |
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| Finding Sources | |
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| Getting Information and Taking Notes | |
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| Organizing Your Paper and Preparing to Write | |
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| Writing a First Draft | |
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| Revisions, the Final Draft, and Proofreading | |
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| How to Cite Your Sources | |
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| Citations: When, Why, and How to Use Them | |
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| Endnote and Footnotes Forms | |
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| A Reference Guide to Successful Writing | |
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| Include a Title | |
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| Make the First Sentence Independent of the Title | |
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| Every Paper Should Have an Introduction, a Body, and a Conclusion | |
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| State a Thesis | |
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| Use Quotations Effectively | |
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| Write Simply | |
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| Avoid Jargon and Cliches | |
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| Write with a Degree of Formality | |
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| Use the Active, Not the Passive, Voice | |
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| Use the Past Tense | |
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| Write Concisely | |
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| Avoid Common Pitfalls | |
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| Revise and Proofread | |
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| Plagiarism and How to Avoid It | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |