HIST 2630
Please check the following very helpful pages as you progress through the semester. This is a small sampling of the many helps available to you in cyberspace.
The Librarians' Internet Index is a collection of librarian-approved websites on a large variety of topics.
European History Online includes a large number of topical pages and a whole section on theories and methods. Don't worry about the prompt for a password; if you just click "cancel," you'll still be able to get in.
The University of Toronto Writing Center's pages include the following:
"Hit Parade Of Errors In Grammar, Punctuation, And Style"
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University is full of advice and instructional material for all levels of writing.
Your professors may--and I will--edit your papers using standard proofreading marks. Look here for an explanation of those.
The Writing Program at the University of Chicago also has many resources. The set of pages associated with the topic "Writing in College" (http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/undergrads/wic0intro).
See also these pages on how to sharpen your grammar skills--good grammar makes your writing much clearer and therefore helps your reader understand your point better: https://www.writingforward.com/writing-resources/10-good-grammar-resources
Note some pitfalls to avoid: http://mypages.valdosta.edu/mwhatley/writing.htm
Enjoy some funny examples of bad writing: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/bad-writing/ and http://www.d.umn.edu/~schilton/Courses/Snippets.html
Renssalaer Polytechnic, like many science and technology oriented colleges and universities, also values good writing; see the pages at their Center for Communications Practices
And try some of the links at Montgomery College, in Maryland: https://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/libraries/tutorials.html
The following web sites give various forms of information on plagiarism: how to avoid it; why it is such an important issue; how your professors can recognize it; etc.
"Plagiarism in Colleges in USA," by Ronald B. Standler
The "Plagiarism" section of the American Historical Association's Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct
"How to Avoid Plagiarism" from Northwestern University's Undergraduate Academic Conduct Committee
Hamilton College's "Using Sources" document
"How to Recognize Plagiarism" from Indiana University's School of Education, which shows just how easy it is to discover academic dishonesty
The Center for Academic Integrity's pages, located at Clemson University
This course is designed to give you basic tools for all history classes. Put them to good use and you will have a much greater chance of success!
This page was updated August 17, 2020.