Essaying the Past by Jim CullenCall Number: 808.0669 CULL
ISBN: 1405182792
Introduction to the student: Why would you look at a book like this? -- pt. I: 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 -- pt. II: 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 -- Appendix A: Writing an essay: ten easy steps in review -- Appendix B: Lending a hand: bibliographies and footnotes -- Appendix C: Credit scams: the dangers of plagiarism -- Appendix D: Web of lies?: weighing the Internet -- Appendix E: DBQs and reviews -- Ap