1. Bell work Why are writing skills important and relevant to your life?
What is research AND why is it relevant to your life?
What is a Thesis?

2. THESIS: A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved; a claim to defend.
Collate = collect & combine

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Historical research 101
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5. Research 50 Core Documents That Shaped a Nation

6. Website may contain LIES!
Website Warnings!!!
Don’t use web sites that have:
Incorrect spelling and incorrect information! A tilde ~ in the URL (these are most often posted by a college student. For example:
**Be careful when using Wikipedia! This information can be edited by other users.
WEB SITES URL Endings:
These are most of the URL endings you will find throughout your online research:
• .gov = Government Web Site • .edu = Educational Web Site • .org = Special Interest Groups (intended for non profit groups) • .com .net .biz = Commercial Web Sites (use these with caution) • .name = Personal Web Site (Do Not Use!)
Website may contain LIES!

7. c.R.A.P. will guide you Currency Reliability Authority Point of View
Check your sources for:
Currency
Reliability
Authority
Point of View

8. They can be WOWzers or YEOWzers!
INTRODUCTION
STRONG BEGINNING WITH A CAPTIVATING HOOK
INTRODUCE TOPIC
STATE YOUR THESIS
PREVIEW ARGUMENTS TO SUPPORT YOUR THESIS
They can be WOWzers or YEOWzers!

9. Tips for a strong beginning
Use a statistic – alarming or unusual statistics will grab the audience’s attention. Make sure to include the source of your data with an in-text citation and include it on your reference page.
Use a story – telling a story can be hard to pull off as your hook. You must maintain your formal tone as you tell it. An intriguing, exciting, or sad story can really attract your readers.
Use a quote – it is very acceptable to use a quote as your hook. Make sure the quote is relative to the theme of your essay.
Ask a question – asking a question can cause your reader to pause and think about the situation. But, just like telling a story, you must make sure you maintain a formal tone when you do it. Asking the perfect question can be an amazing hook technique to implement.
Finish with a transition – once you have your hook, you then need to use a transition. Transitions are linking words or phrases that build a word bridge to the next idea. In this case you want to use words like first, next, and then as a device to move to introducing your overall topic and your THESIS statement.

10. Introduce the topic of your paper
WHO/WHAT is the paper is about? This is one to two sentences that provide a context reference for the reader.

11. THESIS statement A good thesis answers the question “why” or “how”
What is the claim/argument you are writing to defend?
Your thesis is the roadmap for your entire paper – everything hinges on it!!!
How to Write a Killer Thesis Video
Thesis Sentence vs. Topic Sentence Video

13. Preview arguments
Brief highlight of three key arguments to support THESIS

14. Main Body of Research Paper
Topic Sentences
Three main Topic sentences to defend your THESIS; intro each of the three main sections of the body of your paper.