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Topic and Sources Pick a topic on which you can find good sources.  Make sure before you get too deeply committed to the topic that you can actually get the sources.  It isn't enough to know the title of a good source; check and make sure you will actually be able to get your hands on a copy.     Pick a topic on which you will be able to find primary sources.  These are accounts of the events written by people who were actually involved in them, or witnessed them.  Actual government documents are primary sources if you are studing the development of government policy.  Memoirs written by people who participated in, or witnessed, the events, are primary sources.  Newspaper articles written by reporters who covered the events are usually primary sources.  History books are usually secondary sources, not primary sources.  Even if they quote passages from the original documents, you are not seeing the whole documents, just the particular passages the historians choose to quote.  You will almost certainly need to use secondary sources quite a bit, but don't do a paper that is all or almost all based on secondary sources. I will be a lot happier if I see at least eight source notes in your paper that refer to primary sources.     If there is only one good book on the topic you want to write about, forget it and find another topic.  You want to write a paper in which you put together information from a bunch of different sources. I would suggest the following rough guideline for the number of sources you should use. Count two points for each primary source (example: a general's memoirs); count one point for each secondary source (a book such as Keegan's book on Normandy, written by a historian on the basis of primary sources); count zero points for each tertiary source (example: an encyclopedia or a textbook of American History). On this scale, you should if possible have ten points or more. But this is only a rough guideline, not an absolute quota.    Interviews can be very good primary sources, but if you are using material from interviews, try also to get printed sources that cover the same events so you can compare the information you are getting from the interview with the information about the same events that you find in printed sources. Quotes and Notes Anything that is word-for-word out of one of your sources must be clearly labeled as a quote, AND must have a note giving the source; a source note is NOT a substitute for quotation marks.  When you are not quoting, I still want you to give enough notes telling where you got ideas and information to give me a good general idea of what types of sources you were using for what sections of the paper.  I would like eight or more notes referring to primary sources.  Give notes if you think I might be curious about the source.  This is especially important if there are things in your paper that I think are not true; if I can go to the library and check your source, then it might convince me that you really are correct, or at least that your source gave you good reason to think what you thought.  (Please return the books you used to the library as soon as you hand in your paper, so I will be able to do source note checks.)      I am flexible about notes; you can use footnotes, or endnotes, or you can just put something in the text like this (Herrington, p. 119).  Notes should almost always specify particular page numbers, not just identify a book or article.  If your notes are not at the end of your paper, you must have a bibliography.      When you cite something, make sure it is clear what you are citing. For example, on page 548 of the book Into the Storm, by Clancy and Franks, there is a quote from the regimental log of the 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment, February 26, 1991. If you cite this in your term paper you will need to tell me that it is the regimental log of the 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment, February 26, 1991, and that you found it in Clancy and Franks, p. 548.      If you cite a statement made by a particular person, please tell me, if you can, who that person was. For example, if you are writing a paper on the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, and you quote or cite Larry Gwin, make sure that anyone reading your paper will be able to tell that Gwin was an officer, and will be able to tell which battalion Gwin was in (the 2/7 Cavalry).      This is especially important when you are citing a primary source. If you cite a book by a particular author, and you want me to give you credit for this as a primary source, you need to tell me what role the author played in the events, so I will know that the author was actually involved in them. Make clear what is going on Don't just give a bunch of details without explaining what the overall situation is.  If you are talking about some people attacking a position, then before you give the details of the attack, you need to give a good clear description of the position they were attacking. Maps If you are talking about things that happened in particular locations, you probably need maps to show those locations.  It is OK if you just xerox the maps out of books, but after you have xeroxed them, look at them and ask yourself whether they make clear the things you are talking about in your paper.  If they don't, mark them up with colored pens or magic markers.  Mark in arrows, or highlight the place names that are important to your paper. Judge Sources Judge the validity of your sources.  Don't just assume that if your source says something, it must be true. If one of your sources (primary or secondary) says something that is wrong or makes no sense, notice this, and comment on it.  If your sources disagree with one another, take sides: explain why you think this one is right and that one is wrong. Edit After you have written your paper, read it over and see what needs changing.  Is the language clear?  Do your sentences fit together correctly, or do you have singular nouns with plural verbs, dangling participles, and so on? Then read it over again. AND AGAIN.     Do you have the right details?  One of the most important skills that students need to develop in writing is choosing which little detailed fact actually will illustrate or prove the point the student is trying to make, and which words really need to be quoted word-for-word, to show exactly what the source was saying. Consult If you run into problems or if you have questions, come and ask me in my office, or phone me at home.  The University pays me to help you with this stuff. It is a shame not to use my services.   Term Paper Ideas - Topics which we pay more for:      Mesothelioma - Lung Cancer    Drug Rehabilitation    Charity Donations    Investment Fraud    Surveys    Home Loans - Refinance and household Finances    Lawyers - Attorneys    Manufacturing    Data Management    Currency Trading    Cerebral Palsy    Business Intelligence    Health Insurance    Internet Marketing - Search Engines    Securities Fraud    Business Setup - Incorporations    Procurement Services - Import/Export    Futures Trading - FOREX    Student Loan Consolidation Benefits    DNA Testing     Criminal Defense    DUI - DWI Civil and Criminal Liabilities    Debt Consolidation and Help

 

 

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