Crafting the Invitation Crafting the Invitation for Researchfor Research

The Thesis StatementThe Thesis Statement

The task takes time and careful The task takes time and careful considerationconsideration

The The ThesisThesis will answer your will answer your Controlling Question.Controlling Question.

The The ThesisThesis will adopt a moderate will adopt a moderate position that you position that you endorse endorse as the writer.as the writer.

The The ThesisThesis will invite the reader into will invite the reader into your perspective on the topic.your perspective on the topic.

Begin with a series of simple Begin with a series of simple statements.statements.

Thesis:Thesis: Inviting the audience to Inviting the audience to understand a perspective.understand a perspective.

WhatWhat do you want the do you want the audience audience to to knowknow about the issue presented? about the issue presented?

WhyWhy is the perspective you plan to is the perspective you plan to present important?present important?

HowHow will you phrase the invitation? will you phrase the invitation?

Select powerful words from your research, to Select powerful words from your research, to provide a clear and well written thesis that invites provide a clear and well written thesis that invites

your audience to read the paper.your audience to read the paper.

The first steps:The first steps: Look for answers to the smaller Look for answers to the smaller

questions that make up your questions that make up your controlling question.controlling question.

Look for answers to each of the Look for answers to each of the questions in your Roman Numerals.questions in your Roman Numerals.

Starting the climb

Sample “Invitations” #1 Sample “Invitations” #1 (Thesis Statements)(Thesis Statements)

Nuclear power is a good resource to provide electricity but has Nuclear power is a good resource to provide electricity but has its negative impact.its negative impact.

Grade: (C)Grade: (C)

(Why a “C”?)(Why a “C”?)

Struggling up the slope

Sample “Invitations” #2Sample “Invitations” #2(Thesis Statements)(Thesis Statements)

The twentieth century provided a The twentieth century provided a nuclear alternative that provides nuclear alternative that provides a relatively clean option for a relatively clean option for electrifying the world, but this electrifying the world, but this source can make a negative source can make a negative impact on the environment. impact on the environment.

Grade: (B)Grade: (B)

(Why a “B”?)(Why a “B”?) Pulling yourself up

The twentieth century’s nuclear The twentieth century’s nuclear research has provided a fresh research has provided a fresh technology that is a relatively clean technology that is a relatively clean and generally safe source that meets and generally safe source that meets modern electrical demands, but it also modern electrical demands, but it also carries the threats of bio-radioactive carries the threats of bio-radioactive exposure, nuclear plant disasters and exposure, nuclear plant disasters and the impact of possible long-term the impact of possible long-term global environmental scars. global environmental scars.

Grade: (A) Grade: (A) (Why an “A”?)(Why an “A”?)

Sample “Invitations” #3Sample “Invitations” #3(Thesis Statements)(Thesis Statements)

Reaching the top!

Your Invitation (Thesis)Your Invitation (Thesis) Look at your own invitation (thesis Look at your own invitation (thesis

statement). How would you grade it? statement). How would you grade it? ______________

What could you do to improve upon the What could you do to improve upon the statement?statement?

How will you state the issue to inform How will you state the issue to inform your audience and at the same time your audience and at the same time clarify the perspective you wish to clarify the perspective you wish to support in your paper?support in your paper?

What diction will you add to improve the What diction will you add to improve the tone and quality of the thesis?tone and quality of the thesis?

Supporting the invitation (Thesis)Supporting the invitation (Thesis)

Look at your topic sentences and your Look at your topic sentences and your note card facts. Will they support note card facts. Will they support what your thesis statement says?what your thesis statement says?

If not, what more will you need in the If not, what more will you need in the form of research facts?form of research facts?

If so, how will you organize the If so, how will you organize the material to best support your material to best support your research perspective?research perspective?

A Permanent Invitation?A Permanent Invitation? As you develop the plan for your body As you develop the plan for your body

paragraphs (support) you may need to paragraphs (support) you may need to continually revisit the invitation.continually revisit the invitation.

Does it need changing?Does it need changing?

Does the perspective need more Does the perspective need more clarification?clarification?

Do the facts, observations and Do the facts, observations and conclusions support your thesis?conclusions support your thesis?

A Permanent Invitation?A Permanent Invitation? Review, revisit and revampReview, revisit and revamp the thesis the thesis

as you write the balance of the as you write the balance of the paper!paper!

Do aDo a perspective checkperspective check with each with each paragraph!paragraph!

Don’t be afraid toDon’t be afraid to adjustadjust the the invitation (thesis) to reach your invitation (thesis) to reach your audience!audience!

YOU CAN DO THIS!YOU CAN DO THIS!Just take the time and Just take the time and

follow the steps to follow the steps to research success!research success!