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The introduction to the topic. It concludes with your thesis — a specific statement that you plan to prove or argue in your essay.

A good way to prepare to write your body paragraphs is by using a template. It will help you to organize your thoughts and allow you to focus on your evidence.

Attached are a few useful tips to help you get the most from your time reading through books, the Internet, newspapers and magazines.

One thing to remember is that an essay is a process. There are steps to follow that will help. Trying to get things done all at once will make it difficult, so try to think of your essay in small parts. This will make things easier and make the essay writing process seem less overwhelming.

It's important to understand what it is because it is essential to use critical thinking in any work you do in school.

A bibliography is a list of sources that you consulted in order to complete your project. If possible, it should include a variety of sources, such as websites or books and even newspapers or magazines.

The bibliography always comes at the end of the project and on a separate sheet of paper.

An introduction to working with primary evidence including photos, graphs, and text from the time period. Most of the presentation is visual, with a minimum of text. Students work in small groups with each group assigned a different topic.

Depending on time available, the topics could be rotated if the content was important. But if it is used for teaching historical method only, then one activity should be adequate.

This particular lesson is the introduction, including a "practice...