Unit 1: Tips for All Writing Assignments

PARHAM'S TOP TEN HISTORY WRITING TIPS

1. DO ALL RELEVANT RESEARCH/READING AND TAKE NOTES INCLUDING PAGE NUMBERS FOR IMPORTANT QUOTES AND FACTS

2. ALWAYS OUTLINE YOUR PAPER BEFORE YOUR WRITE IT

3. CLEARLY STATE YOUR ARGUMENT OR THESIS IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH AND THROUGHOUT THE TEXT

4. USE CLEAR AND CONCISE WRITING

5. USE PERSUASIVE TOPIC SENTENCES AND BUILT THE REMAINDER OF YOUR PARAGRAPH FROM THIS STATEMENT

6. COMPOSE A CLEAR AND INSIGHTFUL CONCLUSION/REMEMBER THIS IS THE LAST ELEMENT I WILL READ

7. REVIEW THE RUBRIC AND ASSIGNMENT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE INCLUDED ALL OF THE NECESSARY ELEMENTS

8. MAKE SURE TO CITE AT THE END OF EVERY PARAGRAPH USING FOOTNOTES/ENDNOTES

9. PROOFREAD YOUR PAPER

10. DOUBLE SPACE ALL ASSIGNMENTS

ADDITIONAL SOURCES TO CONSULT:

Tasks:

1. Please create a footnote citation and bibliographical citation for the following document:

2. Select a poignant quote from the document and present it in your own words.

3. Post to the discussion board a writing issue you have encountered and have not found a resolution to.