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STEP THREE

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STEP #3

  

CREATE A THESIS STATEMENT

 

 

 

What will a THESIS STATEMENT do for your research paper?

A thesis statement declares what you believe and what you intend to prove. A good thesis statement makes the difference between

a thoughtful research project and a simple retelling of facts.

 

 

How do you know you’re ready to write a THESIS STATEMENT?

Are you informed enough to have a convincing opinion? If you have followed steps #1 and #2 you should be ready to focus

your reading and research and opinion into a successful thesis statement.

 

  

Simple equations for a successful thesis might look something like this:

 

 

Subject + Attitude = Thesis 

 

 

                        ↓ (or another way of looking at it)         

 

           

Your poet, his or her poems, and the time he or she lived + Your opinion = Thesis

 

 

 

How do I focus my THESIS STATEMENT?

Focus your thesis in 3 quick steps:

 

1. Use specific terms instead of vague categories. (Narrow "writing" to "poetry.")

 

2. Use adjectives. (Narrow "poetry" to "African American poetry.")

 

3. Limit your thesis statement to a particular historical context.

(Narrow "African American poetry" to "the African American poetry of the Harlem Renaissance.")

 

 

Thesis Dos

Make sure your thesis does these 3 simple things: 

 

1.       Make sure you state your opinion

 

2.       Make sure you make a point

 

3.       Make sure you have set out to prove something

 

 

Thesis Don’ts

Be sure to avoid these 3 thesis no-no's:

  

1.                  Avoid starting your thesis sentence with "In my opinion I believe" and "This essay will argue that..." or any variation thereof.

 

2.                  Avoid just stating a fact. A thesis has to be worth arguing about.

 

3.                  Tackling two topics at once (even if they seem related). Pick one and stick with it.

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNET LINKS FOR THESIS STATEMENTS:

 

 

 

THESIS STATEMENTS: 

 

WHAT IS A THESIS?

 

LEO (LITERACY EDUCATION ONLINE)

 

THESIS TIPS

 

DISCOVERING IDEAS (HANDBOOK)

 

A GOOD PAPER STARTS WITH A THESIS

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

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