Across
- 3. first hand evidence that comes directly from a historical actor
- 5. a historical source that supports an argument or thesis
- 7. a question that guides research on a specific topic and serves as the basis for the thesis
- 10. a plan for organizing research tasks
- 12. evidence that contradicts a thesis
- 13. dictionary that contains brief explanations of historical terms
- 16. a broad subject area chosen for research
- 17. ideas and evidence that directly supports a thesis
- 19. a work that contains information on all branches of knowledge; usually compromises entries arranged alphabetically by subject
Down
- 1. combination of letters and numbers assigned to a book to indicate its place on a library shelf
- 2. a formal writing assignment that requires primary and secondary sources
- 4. a search by subject of a library catalog, database, or web dictionary
- 6. work containing useful facts or information
- 8. work of a researcher who doesn't have firsthand knowledge of a topic
- 9. periodical containing peer-reviewed articles on scholarly topics
- 11. Examining the work of a classmate or colleague
- 14. final section of a paper that summarizes findings and interpretations
- 15. an alphabetical list often annotated of works relating to a students paper
- 18. the complex environment in which a historical topic is embedded