Making Sense of a History Monograph

1 March 2010

What is a History Monograph?• One author

What is a History Monograph?• One author• Primary-source research

What is a History Monograph?• One author • Primary-source research• Not a novel

What is a History Monograph?• One author • Primary-source research• Not a novel• Scholarly audience

What is a History Monograph?• One author • Primary-source research• Not a novel• Scholarly audience• Peer reviewed

What is a History Monograph?• One author • Primary-source research• Not a novel• Scholarly audience• Peer reviewed• Includes citations

Reading and Note-Taking Strategies

• Read a scholarly review

Reading and Note-Taking Strategies

• Read a scholarly review • Read the introduction and conclusion first

Reading and Note-Taking Strategies

• Read a scholarly review • Read the introduction and conclusion first• Take notes!

Reading and Note-Taking Strategies

• Look for:– Argument– Historiography– Sources– Main Evidence– Conclusions

Reading and Note-Taking Strategies

• Read a scholarly review • Read the introduction and conclusion first• Take notes! • Learn how to skim

Reading and Note-Taking Strategies

• Read a scholarly review • Read the introduction and conclusion first• Take notes! • Learn how to skim• See secondary sources as reference

Inserting Footnotes

• Chicago Manual of Style Onlinehttp://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

• Jules Benjamin’s A Student’s Guide to History (pp. 132-158, index inside back cover)

• Kate Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

Inserting Footnotes

• Immediately after quotation or paraphrase

Inserting Footnotes

• Immediately after quotation or paraphrase• Reference exact page number

Inserting Footnotes

• Immediately after quotation or paraphrase• Reference exact page number• Not inserted manually into footer