Thanks - we actually used this for years with our US History students. I should look at it again. Cathy --------- Cathy Rettberg, Head Librarian Menlo School Atherton, CA http://library.menloschool.org What I'm reading: *Season of the Witch/*Talbot *The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender*/Walton On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 7:55 AM, Derek Anderson <danderson@xxxxxx> wrote: > Hi: > > This year we had all of our students purchase “A Pocket Guide to Writing > in History” by Mary Lynn Rampolla. I like it because I think it’s found > the right balance between providing a valuable overview and providing > sufficient (but not overwhelming) detail. > > Derek > Marin Academy > > > http://www.amazon.com/A-Pocket-Guide-Writing-History/dp/0312610416/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413471199&sr=8-1&keywords=mary+lynn+rampolla > > > On Oct 15, 2014, at 7:22 PM, Elaine Levia <elaine.levia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > *The Craft of Research* by Wayne C. Booth. The TOC is available to view > on Google Books, as well as some of the prologue. The whole book is very > teachable, but its Quick Tips and general principles are great to apply in > pieces. > > Thank you all for a wonderful meeting this afternoon, by the way. I love > BAISL. > > Best, > Elaine > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 5:13 PM, Helen Huber <huber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> Some schools teach format using the Step Up To Writing program. >> >> >> On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, Cathy Rettberg <crettberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello - for those of you who have projects like a senior thesis, honors >>> thesis, etc., do you have a textbook or manual that you use to guide the >>> research and writing process? Not a style guide (like MLA or Chicago) but >>> some kind of writing guide, similar to Writing Research Papers/Lester. One >>> of my teachers is looking for something for his senior honors research >>> students. Seems to me the Purdue OWL plus our Noodletools subscription >>> should offer everything we need, but I'm interested to hear if there is >>> something else that would be useful. If you have a favorite text - or >>> website - please let me know. >>> >>> Thanks - Cathy >>> --------- >>> Cathy Rettberg, Head Librarian >>> Menlo School >>> Atherton, CA >>> http://library.menloschool.org >>> >>> What I'm reading: >>> *Season of the Witch/*Talbot >>> *The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender*/Walton >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Helen Huber, CSB Librarian >> huber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> 415-614-5117 >> >> Cathedral School for Boys >> 1275 Sacramento Street >> San Francisco, CA 94108 >> >> “We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, >> meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it >> appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.”-Eleanor >> Roosevelt >> >> > > > -- > Elaine Levia, MLIS '14 > University of California, Los Angeles > 408.781.7034 > > >