Your papers should be no more than 5 pages in length, though you will probably want them to be about that long. Number them to simply reference to them in the body of your paper. The Cambridge Economic History of Europe , Vol. Try to make this section as synthetic as possible. Finally, in a conclusion of about a page in length, explain how the sources you found contribute to your understanding of the topic.
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Give yourself plenty of time. Use an outline in organizing your ideas. Then, a couple of days later, return to your text to reorganize, edit, and condense. Succinct but detailed writing is key to an assignment of this sort - a skill that will serve you well in your professional lives.