7/30/2019 Towards a Thesis Handout (Project Two)

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TowardsaThesisWritingExercise

1. FIVEMINUTES:Readthroughyournotes.2. TENMINUTES:Freewriteabouthowyourthinkingaboutthistopichas

changed.Whatdidyouthinkwhenyoustarted?Thenwhatdidyoudiscover?

Thenwhat?Whatdidyouthinkthen?3. TENMINUTES:Freewriteaboutspecificstories,facts,anecdotes,case

studies,personalexperiences,observations,articles,opinions,etc.,thatreally

stickwithyouwhenyoureflectonwhatyouveresearchedsofar.What

aboutthesespecificthingsinterestsyou?Doanyofthemrelatetooneanother?Writewithasmuchspecificityaspossible.

4. TENMINUTES:Freewriteintheformofaquestionandanswerdialoguewithsomeoneyouknow.Beginwiththatpersonaskingyouthemostcommonly

askedquestionaboutyourtopic,andcontinuethedialoguefromthere.

Consider,whenwritingtheotherpersonsdialogue,whatsortofassumptionstheymightmakeoropinionstheymightformastheyhearwhat

youhavetosay.5. FIVEMINUTES+:Trytocomposeaone-twosentenceanswertothisquestion

aboutyourtopic:Sowhat?