445
edits
VCSEwiki:Blank page: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
(Created page with '__NOTOC__ == Step 1 - Readings == In any area of interest, you have to develop understanding of the context of your work. In this course, please read the provided texts that int…') |
Jana Dlouha (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
=== Thesis statement === | === Thesis statement === | ||
"The thesis sentence is typically that ONE sentence in the paper that asserts, controls, and structures the entire argument." ([http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/ac_paper/develop.shtml Dartmouth Writing Program]). | "The thesis sentence is typically that ONE sentence in the paper that asserts, controls, and structures the entire argument." ([http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/ac_paper/develop.shtml Dartmouth Writing Program]). | ||
What is the relationship between a research questions and thesis statement? Your research question needs to be "answered" - the thesis statement is the "answer".There may be several potential answers to your question, but you need to choose one for the focus of your essay. Your thesis statement will be something your need to try to "prove" in your essay. During previous | What is the relationship between a research questions and thesis statement? Your research question needs to be "answered" - the thesis statement is the "answer".There may be several potential answers to your question, but you need to choose one for the focus of your essay. Your thesis statement will be something your need to try to "prove" in your essay. During previous stages you have been drawing on your own opinions, and in the last stage your explored your area of interest in the literature. You might have already started to define your opinions and clarify them in your wiki page, and now this process needs to be completed. Your research question and thesis statement will need to be made explicit in the introduction to your essay. Eventually, your research question and thesis statement will be used to define your essay title. In this stage, identify your question and its "answer" (thesis statement) and write these on your wiki page. | ||
== Step 5 - Drafting your essay == | == Step 5 - Drafting your essay == | ||