History of Ancient Greece from the Bronze Age to the death of Alexander. Major social, economic, political, and religious trends. Homer, heroism, and the Greek identity; the hoplite revolution and the rise of the city-state; Herodotus, Persia, and the (re)birth of history; Empire, Thucydidean rationalism, and the Peloponnesian War; Platonic constructs; Aristotle, Macedonia, and Hellenism. Emphasis on use of primary sources in translation.

History of Rome from its humble beginnings to the fifth century A.D. First half: Kingship to Republican form; the conquest of Italy; Roman expansion: Pyrrhus, Punic Wars and provinces; classes, courts, and the Roman revolution; Augustus and the formation of empire. Second half: Virgil to the Vandals; major social, economic, political and religious trends at Rome and in the provinces. Emphasis on use of primary sources in translation.

The University of California Libraries Begin Research tutorial is designed to teach basic information literacy, library research, and critical thinking skills to undergraduates who are newcomers to academic library research.

Cellular responses to DNA damage constitute one of the most important fields in cancer biology. In this class we will analyze classical and recent papers from the primary research literature to gain a profound understand of cell cycle regulation and DNA damage checkpoints that act as powerful emergency brakes to prevent cancer. This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching.

This course will reinforce writing skills by introducing the student to basic research techniques and applying them to development of a research paper. The student will have the opportunity to practice all of the essential elements of preparing a piece of academic writing, planning, researching, formulating an argument, writing, rewriting, editing and formatting for presentation gaining skills valuable across many disciplines. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: Define the relationship of research techniques to academic work in various disciplines; Refine research within a recursive writing process, identifying and using rhetorical strategies as well as practicing critical thinking and reading; Identify the various kinds of research used to produce written work in academic disciplines; Identify and use tools for conducting Internet-based and library research; Demonstrate critical and analytical thinking in locating, evaluating, and using research; Use quotes, paraphrases, and summaries to strengthen written arguments and avoid plagiarism; Cite and document information sources in accordance with MLA style requirements; Use information from resources as structural elements in an academic paper; Review and practice the grammatical and rhetorical skills necessary to successful academic writing. (English 002)

This British Library interactive timeline allows you to explore collection items chronologically, from medieval times to the present day. It includes a diverse combination of texts: those that allow glimpses of everyday life (handbills, posters, letters, diaries), remnants of political events (charters, speeches, campaign leaflets), and the writings of some of our best known historical and literary figures. Timelines is a fantastic resource for learning about culture, politics, technology and everyday life through the ages.

Guide to using Primary sources for teaching.

Examines the experiences of ordinary Chinese people as they lived through tumultous change in the twentieth-century. Class discussion focuses on personal memoirs and films. Includes comparisons of the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. 21F.991 is for students pursuing a minor in Chinese; students complete assignments in Chinese.

We will doggedly ask two questions in this class: "What is history?" and "How do you do it in 2010?" In pursuit of the answers, we will survey a variety of approaches to the past used by historians writing in the last several decades. We will examine how these historians conceive of their object of study, how they use primary sources as a basis for their accounts, how they structure the narrative and analytical discussion of their topic, and the advantages and limitations of their approaches.

From CK-12, U.S. History Sourcebook - Advanced covers U.S. history from Colonial America through World War I. This book provides high school U.S. History teachers and students with sets of primary and secondary sources about important topics. Some teachers will use it as a supplement to a traditional textbook. For those looking to leave the textbook behind entirely, it will provide a course with basic structure and continuity, and will reduce the burden of finding new primary sources for each class meeting. However, it is not yet comprehensive enough to meet the coverage requirements of, for example, an Advanced Placement test.