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1. Research: Defining an Essay Topic and Thesis Statement
2. Sample topic and thesis statement
3. Building a bibliography
4. Primary versus secondary sources
5. Finding and Evaluating Sources
6. Evaluating Online Sources
7. Useful online databases
8. Taking notes
9. Using Quotations
10. Footnotes and bibliographies
11. Creating an Outline – The Basic Principles
12. Writing, Revising, and Editing the Essay
13. History-Specific Problems and Tips
14. Sample History Essay Outline
15. Sample title page
16. Bibliography and footnote formatting
17. Sample essay
18. Example of Plagiarism
19. Research
20. Presentation and writing
21. Revising and Editing
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Writing Guide for Students of History Copyright © by Lori Jones is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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