making sense of a history monograph
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Making Sense of a History Monograph. 1 March 2010. What is a History Monograph?. O ne author. What is a History Monograph?. O ne author Primary -source research. What is a History Monograph?. One author Primary -source research Not a novel. What is a History Monograph?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Making Sense of a History Monograph
1 March 2010
What is a History Monograph?• One author
What is a History Monograph?• One author• Primary-source research
What is a History Monograph?• One author • Primary-source research• Not a novel
What is a History Monograph?• One author • Primary-source research• Not a novel• Scholarly audience
What is a History Monograph?• One author • Primary-source research• Not a novel• Scholarly audience• Peer reviewed
What is a History Monograph?• One author • Primary-source research• Not a novel• Scholarly audience• Peer reviewed• Includes citations
Reading and Note-Taking Strategies
• Read a scholarly review
Reading and Note-Taking Strategies
• Read a scholarly review • Read the introduction and conclusion first
Reading and Note-Taking Strategies
• Read a scholarly review • Read the introduction and conclusion first• Take notes!
Reading and Note-Taking Strategies
• Look for:– Argument– Historiography– Sources– Main Evidence– Conclusions
Reading and Note-Taking Strategies
• Read a scholarly review • Read the introduction and conclusion first• Take notes! • Learn how to skim
Reading and Note-Taking Strategies
• Read a scholarly review • Read the introduction and conclusion first• Take notes! • Learn how to skim• See secondary sources as reference
Inserting Footnotes
• Chicago Manual of Style Onlinehttp://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
• Jules Benjamin’s A Student’s Guide to History (pp. 132-158, index inside back cover)
• Kate Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
Inserting Footnotes
• Immediately after quotation or paraphrase
Inserting Footnotes
• Immediately after quotation or paraphrase• Reference exact page number
Inserting Footnotes
• Immediately after quotation or paraphrase• Reference exact page number• Not inserted manually into footer