Term Paper Resource Guide to Medieval History

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Help students get the most out of studying medieval history with this comprehensive and practical research guide to topics and resources. Term Paper Resource Guide to Medieval History brings key historic events and individuals alive to enrich and stimulate students in challenging and enjoyable ways. Students from high school to college will be able to get a jump start on assignments with the hundreds of term paper projects and research information offered here. The book transforms and elevates the research experience and will prove an invaluable resource for motivating and educating students. Each event entry begins with a brief summary to pique interest and then offers original and thought-provoking term paper ideas in both standard and alternative formats that often incorporate the latest in electronic media, such as the iPod and iMovie. The best primary and secondary sources for further research are annotated, followed by vetted, stable website suggestions and multimedia resources, usually films, for further viewing and listening.

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This is a resource that might also have some value to the teacher as well as the student. * ARBAonline *
Each entry is rich with information, sources, and ideas for discovering the history of the Middle Ages. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and their instructors. * Choice *
Although this material is geared to Advanced Placement students, global studies and world history classes would find the term paper topic suggestions helpful. . . . Students who want a quick overview of the medieval period and a list of available resources to use in their research will appreciate the chronological format. Recommended. * Library Media Connection *

Author Bio

Jean Shepherd Hamm is assistant professor of English education at Radford University in Radford, VA.