Writing Your NHD Paper

Outline in Noodle Tools

Introduction

Begin with a sentence or two introducing the historical background “In 1947, post-World War II (WWII) Europe saw

the growing threat of communism and declining economies”

Introduce your thesis state (argument)

End with a sentence stating what this led to

Body Paragraph

Spend three or four paragraphs explaining in chronological order what happened or what it was like leading up to the thesis

Explain the thesis and its impact. Go into great detail here.

Discuss your counterclaim to the event Refute your counterclaim

State any long term impacts of your thesis

Conclusion

Restate your thesis statement and the importance of it Do not add new information

Restate its impact on rights and responsibility

Images

You may have up to 3 pictures Add the captions below the pictures in a

smaller font

Make sure you cite this in your bibliography

Endnotes

Must have endnotes or parenthetical reference Endnotes are numbers in superscript Use the OWL Purdue

Can also use parenthetical reference Use Noodle Tools for this

Writing Tips!

This is formal writing! NO VOICE AT ALL NO CONTRACTIONS

Annotate your bibliography Explain why you used the source

Sort your sources by secondary and primary