"Teaching sophisticated historical reasoning one step at a time."
Research Paper Steps Step 2: Finding and Evaluating Sources Template & Teaching Guide Step 3: Note Cards Template & Teaching Guide Step 4: Establishing Claims Template & Teaching Guide Step 5: Draft Outline with Thesis Template & Teaching Guide Step 6: Rough Draft Template Step 7: Final Paper Template  | Historical
Thinker is a group dedicated to promoting the teaching of historical
logic and skills. Chief among our goals is to provide resources that
make writing sophisticated research papers in history easier. We are
working on the development of a comprehensive student workbook that
details the process of writing a research paper from start to finish.
Students complete detailed templates for each step in the process. On
the left, you will find downloadable samples of these templates along with teaching guides that will give you a sense of what the workbook will elaborate on. You will also find a PowerPoint presentation, delivered at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association in January of 2012, which covers the basic philosophy and steps of our approach to writing research papers in history. If you are interested in receiving updates on the future availability of blank templates, the workbook, and how you might be able to incorporate historical logic and skills into your curriculum, please send us an email at historicalthinker@gmail.com or subscribe to our twitter feed by clicking the link below. Thanks for visiting and please check back often for updates. John Schmidt and Jeff Treppa Homewood-Flossmoor High School |