Check list for writing History Papers
Checklist for Writing History Papers Writing History Papers – A Checklist CHECKLIST FOR HISTORY PAPERS (Research and Analysis) Words matter and a well designed paper should put them together in ways that are thought –provoking, powerful and engaging. This checklist will help you to do that. Four major interdependent factors are most important in creating an effective history paper: what it says, how clearly and convincingly it says it, and how engaging it is to read. (i.e. CONTENT, ORGANIZATION, GRAMMAR and FORMAT and the AUTHOR’S STYLE and “VOICE”. ) Think carefully about these elements before you write, as well as after you have completed your first draft of a paper. Ask yourself these questions: _______ 1. Does your introductory paragraph grab your reader? Is it sufficiently interesting that we wish to continue to read? _______ 2. Does your opening paragraph state your premise or thesis? Do you define key terms in it? ________3. Do you present ab...