Essaying the Past How to Read, Write, and Think about History

Name: Essaying the Past How to Read, Write, and Think about History
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ISBN: 9781405182799

ISBN-10: 1405182792

ISBN-13: 9781405182799

Edition: 2009

Authors: Jim Cullen

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List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/16/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.60" long x 0.30" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Introduction to the Student: Why Would You Look at a Book Like This?



Reading to Get Writing:



It's About Time



What's the Story with History?



The Sources of History



Good Answers Begin with Good Questions



Search Engines, Research Ingenuity



How to Read a Book without Ever Getting to Chapter One



Analysis: The Intersection of Reading and Writing



Writing to Get Read:



Making a Case: An Argument in Three Parts



Defining Introductions



Strong Bodies (I): The Work of Topic Sentences



Strong Bodies (II): Exposition and Evidence



Strong Bodies (III): Counterargument and Counterevidence



Surprising Conclusions



Writing is Rewriting: The Art of Revision



Putting It All Together: The Research Essay (A Case Study)


Conclusion: The Love of History


Appendices



Writing an Essay: Ten Easy Steps in Review



Lending Give a Hand: Bibliographies and Footnotes



Credit Scams: The Dangers of Plagiarism



Web of Lies: Weighing the Internet



DBQs and Reviews



A Glossary of Key Terms



More Reading About Writing


Acknowledgments


Index