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Icon for www.sfu.caSimon Fraser University · Nov 28, 2021

THE THESIS STATEMENT

The thesis statement is the conclusion of the paper. A good thesis statement is precise, succinct, and informative. It is not simply a statement of the general topic, interest or plan. Nor is it a springboard to jump into other topics. In testing the ...
Icon for www.concordia.caConcordia University · Dec 21, 2021

Thesis statements

The thesis is your point of view - the main point you want to make. It changes the paper from being a piece of writing generally “about” a topic and makes it into a paper which actually gives the reader something – a statement you will prove ...
Icon for www.brandeis.eduBrandeis University · Oct 8, 2024

Lesson Plan: From Thesis to Structure

To collaboratively model how to structure an essay based on the logical progression of evidence necessary for evolving and proving its initial thesis Students have completed the following assignment: “Bring a (word-processed) outline of your research ...
Icon for www.brandeis.eduBrandeis University · Mar 15, 2021

Lesson Plan: Writing Thesis Statements

Check thesis for broad sweeping claims that will be difficult to support with evidence. Step 5: Ask students to provide specific advice for each of the authors about how they could go about revising the thesis statements.
Icon for www.concordia.caConcordia University · Apr 21, 2016

Thesis proposal and defence

A doctoral thesis should be based on extensive research in primary sources, make an original contribution to knowledge, and be presented in acceptable scholarly form. Students entering the program with MFA degrees may include studio work as a component of ...