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On Thesis Statements

Dan Lazar — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:59:07 +0000

I have told you that a thesis statement for a history essay:

is the most important sentence (or two sentences) in your essay
is specific, complex and refutable
requires time, patience, thought and foresight
comes at the end of your introduction
will be restated (not repeated) in your concluding paragraph

If I have not told you enough and/or if you need more guidance:
From Harvard University

From Indiana University

From the Writing Center at UNC Chapel Hill

On Citation…

Dan Lazar — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:43:11 +0000

MLA Guide from The Writers’ Workshop at University of Illinois

The MLA Formatting and Style Guide from Purdue University

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Documents of Import

Dan Lazar — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:31:36 +0000

The Assignment

Your rubric

The Basic Rules of Historical Writing

The Ten Commandments of Proper Historical Writing

The GCHS Guide to Writing Research Essays

Dan Lazar — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:28:04 +0000

The English Department at a high school at which I once worked created this research manual for high school students. Many questions that you might have can be answered here.

Please peruse this This well-prepared document