Thesis Statements and Outlines

NOTE- From this point on, all documents linked below can be found on the SENIOR PROJECT page of my DP!  I will not be linking them in every post here.

TURN IN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY- Make sure it's shared with Lori!

Outline of Senior Thesis

1. Senior Thesis Outline Dissection- Complete this activity to get a look at the inner workings of some good outlines (not perfect...but good)
2. Review Outline Format and requirements as a class with Lori
3. Review the guidelines on the Elements Handout

Thesis Statement:

1. How to draft a thesis statement (two potential approaches)
2. Time to work on it!

Work Time Goals:

1. Draft a working thesis statement that we can critique tomorrow
2. Start your outline!  My suggestion is that you start thinking about Part 3, and thinking about how you want to organize this section.  Think about major themes in your research, different arguments that are made about your topic, and start making groups.  Then move on to outlining Parts 1 and 2.
3. GOAL:  Identify major themes/arguments for Part 3 of your paper.
4. GOAL:  Draft a working thesis statement for your paper

HOMEWORK:

1. Draft a working thesis statement (it can be crappy!).  This should be a 1-2 sentence answer to your research question.