As I have stated previously, in this history class we learned how to do history rather than just learn about history. Throughout the semester we had many opportunities to ‘do’ history, such as the reading logs, the document analysis and the research paper.
In all honesty, at first I was frustrated with myself because I had absolutely no idea how to ‘do’ history, much less write a paper on it. Despite this, I tried and most definitely made a lot of rough drafts of my work. Trying to find a proper interpretation of the source you were analyzing was, at least for me, one of the most difficult parts. I was quite concerned, especially in the beginning of the semester, that I would not make a proper interpretation of the source and be completely off from what it was actually trying to say.
However, as I gained more confidence my writing got stronger and I believe I was able to make better interpretations of the sources as the semester went on. I guess being able to ‘do’ history just takes some practice.