- Creating a thesis statement
- Needs to be a clear statement of what your paper is about
- If you need to use it to organize your thoughts, you can write: My paper is about…….—but then get rid of the “My paper is about” part, LOL. For a sophisticated academic paper you need to state your thesis clearly with no preamble.
- Needs to be: direct; limited in scoope; arguable (you MUST take a stance on your topic); supportable (STRONG research and evidence to back up your points)
- Every point now needs to relate directly to your thesis statement (note, your thesis statement is NOT a question anymore!!!)
- Where to place the thesis statement in your introduction
- Outlining your papers:
- INTRODUCTION
- Hook (can be a rhetorical question, personal experience or story, fact or stat, quote, etc. Something to draw the reader in and set the tone)
- Background
- Thesis statement
- BODY
- Key points (all relating to thesis statement)
- Backed up with strong research CLEARLY CITED
- Use as many points as you need to discuss your topic clearly (not the 3 paragraph model from high school)
- CONCLUSION
- Sum up key points with some analysis or thought on total topic
- Leave the reader with something to think about/do: call to action, future predictions, recommendation, personal note that makes the reader think.
- INTRODUCTION
i have to write a resaerch essay
- Creating a thesis statement
- Needs to be a clear statement of what your paper is about
- If you need to use it to organize your thoughts, you can write: My paper is about…….—but then get rid of the “My paper is about” part, LOL. For a sophisticated academic paper you need to state your thesis clearly with no preamble.
- Needs to be: direct; limited in scoope; arguable (you MUST take a stance on your topic); supportable (STRONG research and evidence to back up your points)
- Every point now needs to relate directly to your thesis statement (note, your thesis statement is NOT a question anymore!!!)
- Where to place the thesis statement in your introduction
- Outlining your papers:
- INTRODUCTION
- Hook (can be a rhetorical question, personal experience or story, fact or stat, quote, etc. Something to draw the reader in and set the tone)
- Background
- Thesis statement
- BODY
- Key points (all relating to thesis statement)
- Backed up with strong research CLEARLY CITED
- Use as many points as you need to discuss your topic clearly (not the 3 paragraph model from high school)
- CONCLUSION
- Sum up key points with some analysis or thought on total topic
- Leave the reader with something to think about/do: call to action, future predictions, recommendation, personal note that makes the reader think.
- INTRODUCTION
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