In preparation for my summer graduate seminar, I’ve posted a page on “How to Use Examples to Evaluate Scholarship.” Comments appreciated.
UCLA’s advice on thesis statements for history papers.
Look for the unstated agenda
I have tweaked my Examples of Critical Reading, listing “the source is advancing an unstated agenda” in place of “the source is advancing an agenda.” I encourage students to look for messages not explicitly stated, but I fear that “hidden agenda” is too loaded a term.
Critical Reading Moves
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My page on Examples of Critical Reading lists several techniques used by historians to read primary sources critically. I have posted a one-page list of those techniques, which I have found useful in the classroom.
[Update, 1 April 2013: I have changed the handout to read "unstated agenda," not just agenda.]
Why Is My Prof Annoyed With Me? Expectations for Classroom Presence
Why Is My Prof Annoyed With Me? Expectations for Classroom Presence. Sound advice from Professor Rhonda Ragsdale.
My Kind of Audiobook
I recently finished listening to the unabridged audiobook version of The Second Red Scare and the Unmaking of the New Deal Left by Landon R. Y. Storrs. Not only was the book informative and persuasive, but it may herald a new kind of audiobook offering.
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Outlining in Reverse – NYTimes.com
Outlining in Reverse – NYTimes.com. Works for nonfiction too!
