structure of thesis statement
- First, research topic and come up with ideas
- Then, write a rough draft of your thesis statement using your research
- Third, narrow down your thesis to make sure it addresses all the main points that are going to be in your paper
- Last, make sure it is a “road map” to your paper
Steps to Writing a strong Thesis:
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Students usually end up using different terminology than simply “because,” but having a template is always helpful to get the creative juices flowing.
Tip: In order to write a successful thesis statement:
Your thesis should be limited to what can be accomplished in the specified number of pages. Shape your topic so that you can get straight to the “meat” of it. Being specific in your paper will be much more successful than writing about general things that do not say much. Don’t settle for three pages of just skimming the surface.
The research question can be formulated as one main question with (a few) more specific sub-questions or in the form of a hypothesis that will be tested.
- Briefly discuss your results through a different perspective. This will allow you to see aspects that were not apparent to you at the project preparation stage
- Highlight alternative research questions that you have found in the source materials used in the project
- Show how others have placed the subject area in a wider context
- If others have drawn different conclusions from yours, this will provide you with ideas of new ways to view the research question
- Describe any unanswered aspects of your project
- Specify potential follow up and new projects
While the specific characteristics of papers vary from discipline to discipline, the process of constructing an effective paper is similar: The writer gathers ideas or knowledge generated in the planning stage, determines the most effective form in which to present this knowledge given the audience and discipline, and determines the best methods of presenting the thesis within this form. Effective writing is not linear from planning to writing to final draft. Rather, effective writers glide between writing stages as they constantly re-vision, re-construct, and re-form ideas. This handout provides some helpful advice on the drafting process.
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References:
http://www.easybib.com/guides/how-to-write-a-strong-thesis-statement/
http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/tips/thesis/
http://sokogskriv.no/en/writing/structure-and-argumentation/structuring-a-thesis/
http://dal.ca.libguides.com/c.php?g=257176&p=1718020
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expedient