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Topic, Scope, and Research Questions
Topic
Economic, political, social/cultural
Race, class, gender
Scope
Geographic
Temporal
Topic/Scope/RQs
Research Questions
Who, what, when, where, why?
historical significance
Thesis Statement
Answer to research questions
Powerful word choice (academic language)
Establishes topic & scope
Thesis
Provides outline of what will be discussed in research product
Helps guide topic sentences
Library of Congress
Keeps official list of subject headings
Identify 2-3 subject headings for topic/scope
Subject Headings
Use subject headings to find sources
Sources
Provide context for topic
Evidence to support thesis
Academia to critique
"Text"
sources
words
numbers
speech
images
artifacts
Primary Sources
Primary
Artifact from the time period
Where to find
University Archives
Historical societies
Government agencies
Search ideas
topic + digital archive
topic + primary source
Secondary
Secondary Sources
Research published by others
peer reviewed
Publish date
Searching for Secondary Sources
Encyclopedias
Historical Societies
University sites
Google Books
Managing Digital Sources
Zotero.org
citation manager
cloud based
save
Zotero
organize
cite
Analysis of Sources
Secondary Sources
thesis
sources used
what are they missing?
Analysis
Primary Sources
Subject
Textual evidence
Occasion
Quotes
Audience
Rich description
Purpose
Absence of evidence can be evidence
Speaker
IOP CAM
Information
Origin
Perspective
IOP
CAM
Context
Audience
Motive
Research Product
Displays thesis & research
Public History
Discussion of secondary sources
Displays primary sources
Create
Cites sources