Writing Historical Essay
Unique to a historical essay is an argument about change over time. Learn some tips and tricks for writing a historical essay. Est. 1-2 hour. Self-paced.
[1 min] Welcome and Learning Outcomes - Writing a Historical Essay
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[3 min] Introducing the textbook Finding History by Christine Bombaro
[5 hours] Five Annotations and Visual Chronology
[13 min] Writing a Historical Thesis
[5 hours] Historical Essay Draft and Peer Review
Identify narrative elements of non-fiction historical essay writing
Recognize where data best supports explanations of events, and if these happenings are major or minor
Demonstrate causal connections between events
Distinguish serendipitous events from those resulting from causal connections
Old church ledgers, registers, and records Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash
Old newspapers Photo by Rishabh Sharma on Unsplash
Old fountain pen, journal, map and compass Photo by Eugenia Ai on Unsplash
Logan Williams