Slides from Research Workshop II: Thesis Statement Workshop
Your paper should attempt to answer specific research questions, and include a thesis statement that makes a claim about your argument in the paper.
A thesis statement:
- Identifies the topic of the paper
- Answers a research question
- Sets up an argument
- A statement of opinion (NOT a statement of fact)
- Justifies further discussion
- Brings the reader in
- Lets the reader know what to expect
- The core of the paper