The History Student Writer's Manual Author:Mark Hellstern, Gregory M. Scott, Stephen M. Garrison Brief, yet comprehensive, this user-friendly reference/text provides history students with practical advice about how to improve their writing and study skills while learning about history. It presents the discipline of history as a very relevant social science, demystifies the writing process, lessens students' anxiety over library research... more », and reviews the rudimentary skills necessary for “surviving” a college history course. It offers guides to preparing different types of history papers and features fun and interesting creative writing exercises that invite readers into the world of writing history in unique ways that are more enjoyable than traditional approaches.
The discipline of history --
Writing as communication --
Writing competently --
Paper formats --
Citing sources --
Organizing the research process --
Information in the library --
History of the world wide web --
Book reviews --
Topical history papers --
biographies and oral history --
Having fun with history: short writing assignments« less