Scaffolding a Research Project with JSTOR

Most of the classes I teach are introductory United States History courses, and my students require a bit of scaffolding and support when it comes to writing their first research paper. They might be learning some of the skills required for this task in their English courses, but I don’t want to assume that their English teachers and professors are homing in on the same skills that I’d like them to know for historical thinking. After all, each discipline approaches critical thinking and questioning in a slightly different manner.