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Planning to Write Your Paper. Planning to Write Your Paper. Title Introduction Context Body of the argument Conclusion Notes and Bibliography. Step 1. Your Topic. Step 2. Your Topic => Your Historical Question Your Historical Question (HQ) will: A) Help you research, and
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Planning to Write Your Paper • Title • Introduction • Context • Body of the argument • Conclusion • Notes and Bibliography
Step 1 Your Topic
Step 2 Your Topic => Your Historical Question Your Historical Question (HQ) will: A) Help you research, and B) Help you organize your paper. C) The answer to your HQ will be your thesis.
Step 3 I. Begin thinking about a title for your paper.
Step 3 (continued) I. Begin thinking about a title for your paper. A) The title should hint at your thesis.
Step 3 (continued) I. Begin thinking about a title for your paper. A) The title should hint at your thesis. B) The subtitle should state your topic, the location and the period of time.
STEP 4 I. Title II. Introduction: A) Create a “hook” to grab your reader’s interest. B) Ask your HQ. 1) Either answer your HQ and explain the answer, or 2) Build up to the answer to your HQ in your conclusion.
Step 5 I. Title II. Introduction: A) Your “hook” B) Your Historical Question. III. Context--State the background information that your reader needs to know in order to understand your answer to the HQ.
Step 6 I. Title II. Introduction with “hook” and HQ. III. Context—the background information IV. The body of your argument. A) Share the results of your research. B) Build logically to the answer to your historical question. C) Many paragraphs in length.
Step 7 I. Title II. Introduction with “hook” and HQ. III. Context—the background information IV. The body of your argument. V. Conclusion A) Artfully restate your HQ. B) Concisely summarize your argument. C) State (or restate) your thesis which answers your HQ.
Step 8 (continued) Revise your title and subtitle. A) Insert your title onto you title page and at the top of page 1. B) Do not underline it or place quotation marks around it unless it is a quotation.
Step 9 Insert your endnotes (if you do not use textual citations) and your bibliography.
Step 9 (continued) • Title • Introduction • Context • Body of the argument • Conclusion • Notes and Bibliography
Step 10 • Title—one line • Introduction—one paragraph • Context—one to three paragraphs • Body—as many paragraphs as needed • Conclusion—one paragraph • Notes and Bibliography
Step 11 Submit your final paper on time. Enjoy life after completing your research paper!