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Writing a Thesis

Writing a Thesis. FIRST - brainstorm the topic try to come up with categories. Other Formats. Venn Diagram. Double Bubble. Topic A Topic B. Topic A Topic B. Topic A Topic B. similarities similarities similarities. difference difference

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Writing a Thesis

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  1. Writing a Thesis

  2. FIRST - brainstorm the topic try to come up with categories Other Formats Venn Diagram Double Bubble Topic A Topic B Topic A Topic B Topic A Topic B similarities similarities similarities difference difference difference difference difference difference similarities similarities More specific More specific Thought Web Detail Topic A Topic B More specific More specific Topic More specific Detail similarities Detail More specific More specific More specific

  3. Brain storming definition of a thesis analyzes facts Explains main idea of the essay what the essay is about Tells subject and its facts no flowery words Responds to (not restates) the prompt Not “creative” or “imaginative” Overall idea  the point an outline of the essay in one sentence

  4. What is a thesis? • Thesis tells what they essay will be about • Provides context (where or when of subject) • Includes your claim/argument and the support/evidence • This provides the structure of the essay

  5. Use synonyms or rephrase • Examples of • Demonstrates • Illustrates • Shows • Signifies • Things in common • Shared attributes • Common traits • Characteristics in common

  6. Explain the use of technology in WWI The submarine was the most awesome new weapon of all time. The tank may possibly be the most horrifying weapon of WWI. First introduced during World War I, gas warfare created a sense of fear, caused many casualties, and led to the invention of the gas mask.

  7. Explain why the U.S. entered WWI The U.S. entered the War against Germany in 1917… The United States declared war against Germany in 1917 in an effort to end unrestricted submarine warfare, as a response to the Zimmerman Telegram, and to further aid their Allies.

  8. Explain the use of new technology in WWI Over the course of World War I, both the Allied and Central Powers expanded the use of technology in warfare with the development of the tank, gas warfare, and the airplane.

  9. Brainstorm… compare and contrast two battles that occurred during WWI • Different experiences of soldiers in the battles • Morale • Knowing war won’t end soon • supplies • Refused to retreat • Dug in – trench warfare • Protect an important fortress • Accepted high casualties • War of attrition • Reasons why • Number of / longest / deadliest Selected the First Battle of the Marne and the Battle of Verdun

  10. Compare and contrast two battles that occurred during WWI Between 1914 and 1917, each battle played a part in extending the duration of World War I. Yet despite the difference in the previous experiences of the soldiers, the First Battle of the Marne and the Battle of Verdun demonstrated that both the Allied Powers and the Central Powers refused to retreat, and that each side accepted high casualty rates in an effort to win the War.

  11. Essay Topicsyou will be assigned one of these essays • Compare and contrast the causes of World War I. • Compare and contrast the new weapons of World War I.

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