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Research TOPIC RESEARCH THESIS

What Is A Thesis? It tells the reader how you will interpret the subject It tells the reader what to expect. It directly answers the question asked of you. It makes a claim that others might dispute. It is a single sentence at the END of your first paragraph

Why Is A Thesis Important? It presents your argument to the reader. The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation.

How Do I Get A Thesis? It’s the result of a thinking process. You have to collect and organize evidence. Look for possible relationships between known facts (such as surprising contrasts or similarities) Think about the significance of these relationships. Develop a “working thesis,” a main idea that can be supported with evidence. Reword your working thesis into one, clear, concise thesis.

How Do I Know If My Thesis Is Good? Ask yourself: Do I answer the question?  Have I taken a position that others might challenge or oppose? Is my thesis statement specific enough? If your thesis contains words like “good” or “successful,” see if you could be more specific: why is something “good”; what specifically makes something “successful”? Does my thesis pass the “So what?” test?  If a reader’s first response is, “So what?” then you need to clarify your thesis. Does my essay support my thesis specifically, without wandering?  If your thesis and the body of your essay do not seem to go together, one of them has to change. It’s okay to change your working thesis . Does my thesis pass the “how and why?” test?  If a reader’s first response is “how?” or “why?” your thesis may be too open-ended and lack guidance for the reader.

Is This Thesis Good? The prompt: Compare and contrast the reasons why the North and South fought the Civil War. The thesis: “The North and South fought the Civil War for many reasons, some of which were the same and some different.”

Why Wasn’t That Thesis Good? Did you ask yourself “What reasons?” It was too broad, and not specific. Reader doesn’t know where you’re headed.

Improving the Thesis Thesis #2: “While both sides fought the Civil War over the issue of slavery, the North fought for moral reasons while the South fought to preserve its own institutions.” Compare Northern and Southern attitudes (perhaps you first think, “The South believed slavery was right, and the North thought slavery was wrong”). Draw an interpretation—why did one side think slavery was right and the other side think it was wrong? You look again at the evidence, and you decide that you are going to argue that the North believed slavery was immoral while the South believed it upheld the Southern way of life.

Improving the Thesis Again “While both Northerners and Southerners believed they fought against tyranny and oppression, Northerners focused on the oppression of slaves while Southerners defended their own right to self-government.” Included in this working thesis is a reason for the war and some idea of how the two sides disagreed over this reason. As you write the essay, you will probably begin to characterize these differences more precisely, and your working thesis may start to seem too vague. Maybe you decide that both sides fought for moral reasons, and that they just focused on different moral issues.