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Junior Research Paper

Junior Research Paper. Thesis Statements. Wait for all animations to stop. Then use these buttons to navigate:. First slide. Previous slide. Next slide. What is a Thesis Statement?. A thesis statement is a necessary part of every academic paper.

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Junior Research Paper

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  1. Junior Research Paper Thesis Statements Wait for all animations to stop. Then use these buttons to navigate: First slide Previous slide Next slide

  2. What is a Thesis Statement? • A thesis statement is a necessary part of every academic paper. • The thesis statement appears in the introductory paragraph of a paper.

  3. What is a Thesis Statement? • A thesis statementis one sentence which clues the reader in to the topic of the paper and the author’s position on the topic.

  4. What is a Thesis Statement? • Each body paragraph in the paper relates back to the thesis statement. • If a paragraph has nothing to do with your thesis statement, you need to re-evaluate and re-write the focus of that paragraph.

  5. Thesis Statement • On the next slide will be a thesis statement. • Analyze the thesis statement. Determine what is being said in the sentence. • Based on the thesis statement, identify the 2 major components: • Main topic of the paper. • The position of the author on the topic: what is the author arguing for? trying to prove?

  6. Thesis Statement Analysis • In Washington Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker,” Tom Walker comes to an ironic and deserving end.

  7. Thesis Statement Analysis • In Washington Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker,” Tom Walker comes to an ironic and deserving end. • What is the main topic of the paper? • Tom Walker’s death.

  8. Thesis Statement Analysis • In Washington Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker,” Tom Walker comes to an ironic and deserving end. • What is the author’s position on the main topic? • That Tom Walker’s death was both ironic (an expected surprise) and deserved.

  9. Thesis Statement Analysis • Let’s try another one…for an historical research paper. • The Prohibition era of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries had many positive and negative effects on American culture.

  10. Thesis Statement Analysis • The Prohibition era of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries had many positive and negative effects on American culture. • Main topic of the paper is…? • The Prohibition era.

  11. Thesis Statement Analysis • The Prohibition era of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries had many positive and negative effects on American culture. • The point the author is trying to make about the main topic is…? • That Prohibition had positive and negative effects on American culture.

  12. Thesis Statements • Now write a thesis statement for your own paper. • Read through your sources to determine the information given. • Formulate an idea of what you are going to write your paper about. • Remember that your focus for your paper is what we are supposed to learn from that event. You are supposed to decide on your opinion and what you will use to prove your opinion. • Put that information in 1 sentence. • You have your thesis statement!

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