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US History Research Paper Info
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by Mrs. K. 12 years ago
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Chapter 1 Outline Ideas:
I. General intro to topic (purpose/rationale)
II. "Area of concern" presented
III. Talk about "historical perspective"
IV. Separate glossary of relevant terms needs to be done eventually
A. ex. "cold war", "red scare", etc.
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Chapter 2 Outline Source Questions:
I.Intro (recaps your idea)
II. Source 1
A. Purpose of the source
B. Subjects covered
C. Targeted info
C. Your findings and conclusions for this source
III. Source 2
A. Purpose of the source
B. Subjects covered
C. Targeted info
C. Your findings and conclusions for this source
IV. Source 3
A. Purpose of the source
B. Subjects covered
C. Targeted info
C. Your findings and conclusions for this source
V. Source 4
A. Purpose of the source
B. Subjects covered
C. Targeted info
C. Your findings and conclusions for this source
VI. Conclusion (compares/contrasts and sums up all sources)
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Chapter 3 Outline Ideas:
I. Intro
(brief restatement of problem)
II.Conclusion I
(discussion - concise statement of reasoning)
III. Conclusion II
(discussion)
IV. Conclusion III
(discussion)
V. Implications and recommendations
A. Apply conclusions to the problem
B. Analyze what the conclusions mean in terms of understanding
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Final Order (typed, double spaced, size 12 Times New Roman)
Title
Abstract (single spaced, italics, centered top/bottom, left justified)
Table of Contents
Glossary
Outline
Ch. 1
Ch. 2
Ch. 3
Appendix
Works Cited (double spaced, alphabetical order)
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Comments (1)
Mrs. K. said
at 11:41 am on Mar 12, 2010
Please let me know if you have other links you think would be helpful to share.
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