Thesis or Thesicle? How to make a smashing thesis

Answering your research question and making a smashing claim. Thesis or Thesicle?

Don't laugh... it's a real word. Source: the Oxford English Dictionary

Talk to a partner about the following: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Thesis defined: ,[object Object],[object Object],Source: Oxford American Dictionary

What makes a strong thesis? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What's wrong with this thesicle? ,[object Object],Source: the Purdue Online Writing Lab, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/

How would you revise this to be DEBATABLE? ,[object Object],Source: the Purdue Online Writing Lab, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/ Thesis:

How would you revise this to be DEBATABLE? ,[object Object],Source: the Purdue Online Writing Lab, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/ Thesis 1: At least twenty-five percent of the federal budget should be spent on limiting pollution.

How would you revise this to be DEBATABLE? ,[object Object],Source: the Purdue Online Writing Lab, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/ Thesis 2: America's anti-pollution efforts should focus on privately owned cars.

What needs to be defined or specified? ,[object Object],Source: the Purdue Online Writing Lab, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/ ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How would you revise this to be FOCUSED? ,[object Object],Source: the Purdue Online Writing Lab, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/ Thesis:

How would you revise this to be FOCUSED? ,[object Object],Source: the Purdue Online Writing Lab, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/01/ Thesis focus: illegal drugs and gang violence. Thesis: Illegal drug use is detrimental because it encourages gang violence.

Articulating your thesis Moving from your research question and notes to a working thesis.

Creating a Working Thesis ,[object Object]

Option 1: Organize your Evidence ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Option 2: Freewrite ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Creating a Working Thesis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Get started! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Meet with your Research Team ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Created by Sarah Clark for Windward School. Find out more about what is happening at Windward at ctl.windwardschool.org

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