Part I: Articulating Your Vision
3: Encountering the Experts
4: Questioning Primary Sources
5: Finding a Place to Stand
Part II: Selecting Your Focus
6: Planning for Success in the Archives
7: Planning for Success in the Digital Realm
8: Designing Your Project
Part III: Developing and Supporting Your Thesis
9: Imagining Claims and Counterclaims
10: Supporting Claims with Evidence
11: Structuring Your Paper
12: Crafting Your Exposition
13: Working with Feedback
14: Joining a Community of Scholars
15: Exploring Alternatives.