Thesis Outlines and Thesis Statement Drafting

DUE TODAY: Final Annotated Bibliography

Due TOMORROW: Thesis statement draft for critiques

Starter: Debrief Exhibition

• What were your takeaways from last night's event?
• What was one interaction you had or connection you made that stood out? Why?
• Strengths and areas of growth?

Outline of Senior Thesis-- Go to Senior Project page for all resources!

1. Senior Thesis Outline Dissection- Complete this activity to get a look at the inner workings of some good outlines (not perfect...but good)
2. Review the guidelines on the Elements handout
3. Review outline format and requirements as a class with Ashley

Thesis Statement Drafting (draft due tomorrow for critique!)

1.  Generating a Thesis: (two potential approaches)
2. Time to work on it!

Work Time Goals:

1. Send SPAM 2 Email to your SPA
2. Draft a working thesis statement that we can critique tomorrow
3. Start your outline!

HOMEWORK:

1. Draft a working thesis statement (it can be crappy!).  This should be a 1-2 sentence answer to your research question.