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SYNTHESIS. Go through your notes and identify all the main ideas you have found and plot them into a TABLE or directly onto a VENN diagram Check your purpose statement and identify the main ideas that will fit into each criteria
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SYNTHESIS • Go through your notes and identify all the main ideas you have found and plot them into a TABLE or directly onto a VENNdiagram • Check your purpose statement and identify the main ideas that will fit into each criteria • Use colored highlights to work out how many ideas you have for each criteria • Check for gaps in your information • Identify any MORE research you need to do for any particular criteria
General tips for developing a Thesis Statement • Look again at your Task definition and Statement of Purpose • Look at the kinds of information you have been finding while taking notes • Decide what kind of statement you have enough evidence to prove • Write that as your thesis statement using objective language
2. Make an essay plan that clearly outlines specific information for each paragraph: What examples will you use to support each topic sentence? Paragraph 1: Introductory Statement ____________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Criteria 1 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 3: Criteria 2 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 4: Criteria 3 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 5: Conclusion ____________________________________________________________________________________ Write your Thesis Statement here In what order will you present the information? Draft your Topic Sentences