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Writing Hints
Reading Hints

See my Reading and Writing Hints to the left. Below are links to other excellent resources. The first three are resources that I was exposed to as an undergraduate either by the authors themselves or the authors' students. In other words, they show how I was taught.

Arthur McEvoy's "Writing Heuristics" This can seem too rule-bound, but if you internalize and practice this method, your writing clarity and argumentation will improve (almost guaranteed). Pay particular attention to the Rule of Fives and his Foolproof Method.

How to Read a Primary Source? by William Breitenbach, University of Puget Sound (my undergraduate advisor)

How to Read a Secondary Source? by William Breitenbach, University of Puget Sound (my undergraduate advisor)

Plagiarism

Plagiarism and Anti-Plagiarism (from Rutgers University)

Plagiarism Workshop (from Seattle Central Community College)

Citation Guides

Georgetown University's Turabian Guide

An automatic Turabian guide

Diana Hacker provides an excellent online manual.

Chicago Manual of Style

A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities by Melvin E. Page