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CARVING YOUR CARP

CARVING YOUR CARP. Some guidelines for your thesis statement and outline. Should be an answer to your research question Should be rooted in your research Should be argumentative Should begin with a transition (because it will appear near or at the end of your intro. paragraph)

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CARVING YOUR CARP

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  1. CARVING YOUR CARP Some guidelines for your thesis statement and outline

  2. Should be an answer to your research question • Should be rooted in your research • Should be argumentative • Should begin with a transition (because it will appear near or at the end of your intro. paragraph) • Thus, To be sure, Quite notably, Above all, Indeed, Therefore, As a result, etc. • Does NOT have to be three-prong • Does NOT have to re-state your research question or even answer it word-for-word Your Thesis Statement

  3. Question: For what should Jacqueline Kennedy be remembered? • Above all, Jacqueline Kennedy should be remembered for her unparalleled efforts to preserve America’s cultural heritage, both during and after her years in the White House. • Question: What was the key character trait that made Jacqueline Kennedy unique among other first ladies? • Indeed, Jacqueline Kennedy stands out among other American first ladies due to two key character traits: her remarkable poise in the midst of tragedy and her far-reaching altruism during and after her White House years. Example Thesis Statements

  4. Research Question: What was the key character trait that made Jacqueline Kennedy unique among other first ladies? • To be sure, Jacqueline Kennedy redefined the role of a First Lady, acting as an icon of American womanhood to be esteemed for her poise and altruism. Example Thesis that doesn’t exactly answer question

  5. Instructions: The outline must contain the following: •  Thesis statement written out in full sentence(s) (needn’t be 3-point) •  A “Roman numeral” for each paragraph of the paper with a topical title for that paragraph (to make the purpose of each paragraph clear; these won’t appear in the paper—e.g., Mao’s Social Policies, Jacqueline Kennedy’s post-White House years) •  MLA citations for info from notecards. No need to copy entire note cards; use a few key words and provide the connected citation •  Brief acknowledgment of counterarguments (isolated or recurring). Please label these as counterarguments. •  A current version of your Works Cited (updated if need be) Outline

  6. Does NOT need to be five-paragraph • Choose a pattern of development/method of organization that best fits your topic. • Remember: You are proving a point, making an argument, leading to a conclusion! • One technique that has helped me in the past is to actually spread out my note cards on a table or the floor, organize them in piles based on topics, and shift them around in an attempt to visualize the organization of the paper. Outline

  7. Keep your argument in mind as you organize your outline. • What should you address first? Last? • Does the reader need to know certain information before reading other information? • Do you want to make your most powerful point first, last, or throughout? • What is a logical approach to this information? • Remember: You may actually need to do a bit more research at this point in order to fill in holes. Please do so before you turn in your outline. Your outline needs to be complete and thorough, offering me (your teacher) an accurate glimpse of your plan for your paper. Outline

  8. Please follow along in CARP packet to see which research questions might work for these POD’s • Compare/Contrast: • Paragraph by paragraph OR broken into halves (first half addresses one aspect, second half addresses the other) • Must still reach a conclusion/make an argument! A few ideas for CARP organization…from Timothy Burke

  9. Chronological: • Works well for historical papers • Offering information in order of occurrence • Might also work well for papers addressing a change over time • Again, don’t forget to make an argument! A few ideas for CARP organization…from Timothy Burke

  10. Thematic: • Works well if you are honing in on a personality trait or a specific aspect of a person, place, or thing • May take two forms: • All about one theme and each paragraph addresses different aspects of that theme • All about different themes and each paragraph addresses a unique theme • For example, you may discuss, paragraph by paragraph, Jacqueline Kennedy’s many contributions as First Lady, culminating in two or three paragraphs delineating what her mostimportant contributions were and why. • Don’t forget a rebuttal! A few ideas for CARP organization…from Timothy Burke

  11. Set ’em Up, Knock ’em Down! • Writer explores/thinks through one aspect of topic for first part of paper and then… • Pulls rug out, revealing that first half is completely wrong and it is actually something else that deserves the focus • Set up as “Let’s suppose X is true” and then ends up “X is actually false because Y is actually true.” • Difficult to achieve but show sophistication and ownership. • In a way, the rebuttal and argument are sort of “built in”. A few ideas for CARP organization…from Timothy Burke

  12. General Outline Format • Intro. ideas A. Thesis • Body I: Topic A. Claim i. Support ii. Support • Body II: Topic A. Claim i. Support ii. Support • More body paragraphs following above example • Rebuttal A. Statement of opposition B. Refute opposition i. Support ii. Support • Concluding ideas Examples

  13. Intro. A. Thesis • The way things were before _____ A. Support B. Support • Important aspects of _____ and how they affected things A. Support B. Support • Other important aspects of ______ A. Support B. Support • The way things were after ______ A. Support B. Support • What else besides ______ might be the cause? A. Support B. Support • Conclusion A. Argument: Why ______ matters Examples

  14. Intro. ideas A. Thesis • Body I: Character trait or aspect A. Explanation i. Support ii. Support • Body II: Character trait or aspect A. Explanation i. Support ii. Support • More body paragraphs following above example • Body Paragraph: Most important/significant character trait or aspect A. Explanation: Why? i. Support ii. Support • Rebuttal A. Statement of opposition B. Refute opposition i. Support ii. Support • Concluding ideas Examples

  15. Intro & Thesis • Traditional misconceptions of ______ A. Explanation i. Support ii. Support • The real deal on _____ (may be several paragraphs) A. Explanation i. Support ii. Support • Conclusion: Why this matters Examples

  16. No matter how you choose to organize your outline, please be sure you include: • Your argumentative thesis statement • Numerous pieces of cited research information • Topics/Claims for each paragraph • A counter-argument/rebuttal paragraph! • AN ARGUMENT!!! • Updated Works Cited Page No matter what…

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