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Topic DevelopmentTopic Development
The goal of topic development
is the thesis.
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How do I get started?
How do I get started?
Select two or three topics Find introductory info on topic Create questions based on
reading Develop a rough thesis
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How do I find a topic ?
How do I find a topic ?
books articles WWW TV or movies life experiences
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I got the topic, now what ?
I got the topic, now what ?
Read about it Explore it Think about it
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Great topic, but too much info! Help!
Great topic, but too much info! Help!
You need to narrow your topic to a
manageable size.
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How do I break down my topic?
How do I break down my topic?
Cluster it Classify it Question it
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Cluster it!Cluster it!
high schoolstudents
eatingdisorders
academicachievement
sexualorientation
datingissues
athletics
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Cluster itCluster it
highschool
athletics
highschool
athletics
drug usedrug use
recruitmentrecruitment
hazinghazing
academicachievement
academicachievement
genderissuesgenderissues
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Cluster it!Cluster it!
Crime
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Classify it!Classify it!
Place: Time period: Person/group: Event/aspect: Issue:
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Classify it! Classify it!
Topic: Censorship
Place: U.S.
Time: present
Group: children and teens
Aspect: rap music
Issue: should it be banned?
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Classify it! Classify it!
Topic: Dating Place: Time: Person/Group: Event/Aspect: Issue:
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SummarySummary
Cluster it Classify it Question it
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How do I start questioning a topic?
How do I start questioning a topic?
Begin with REPORTER-TYPE questions:
Who? What? Where? Why? How?
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Question it!Question it!
Why: Why should pornography be censored?Why should pornography be censored?
What: What should be censored?What should be censored?
Who: Who advocates censoring Who advocates censoring pornography? pornography?
How: How will censoring pornography How will censoring pornography affect our right to freedom of speech?affect our right to freedom of speech?
Topic: Censor adult pornography?
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Question it!Question it!
Does an individual have the right to die?
Should doctors help terminally ill patients commit suicide?
Will right to die laws cause widespread manipulation of suicide?
Topic: right to die
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Question it!Question it!
eating disorders
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SummarySummary
Select one or two topics Find introductory info on topic Create questions based on reading Develop a thesis
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ThesisThesis
topicopinion
assertion
conclusion
defense
attitude
A thesis contains two parts:
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ThesisThesis
Two basic types:
1. Argumentative
2. Informative
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Argumentative
Argumentative
Cats are really a person’s best friend.
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Sample thesisSample thesis
Topic Cats
Assertion are really a person’s best
friend.
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InformativeInformative
Picasso is one of the most influential artists of the 20th
century.
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Sample thesisSample thesis
Topic Picasso
Conclusionis one of the most influential
artists of the 20th century.
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Sample ThesisSample Thesis
A terminally ill patient has the right to refuse
medical treatment.
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Sample ThesisSample Thesis
TV violence does not cause
kids to act aggressively.
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Sample ThesisSample Thesis
In most fairy tales, the monster is shown as a hideous creature with magical powers that must be destroyed.
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ThesisThesis
topicopinion
assertion
conclusion
defense
attitude
A thesis contains two parts:
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A thesis is not
A thesis is not
a statement of fact.
There are approximately 8,000 policemen working in
New York City.
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A thesis is not
A thesis is not
a promise or statement of purpose.
The purpose of this paper is to show how the U.S.
economy works.
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A thesis is not
A thesis is not
a question.
Should adult pornography be
censored?
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Summary: A thesis is not
Summary: A thesis is not
a statement of fact a promise or statement of
purpose. a question.
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Bad ThesesBad ThesesSuicide is a serious problem.
There are too many plane collisions.
Crime doesn’t pay.Comic books have changed over the years.
Blue is a better color than red.
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Rough ThesesRough Theses
Rough thesis: Global warming damages the earth.
Refined thesis: Many scientists say the use of fossil fuels contributes to global warming and could ultimately threaten the planet's future.
Rough thesis: Global warming damages the earth.
Refined thesis: Many scientists say the use of fossil fuels contributes to global warming and could ultimately threaten the planet's future.
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ThesesTheses
Rough thesis: People should have their right to privacy.
Refined thesis: Individuals need to guard their right
to right privacy as computers make information gathering and retrieval increasingly easy.
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ThesesTheses
Rough thesis: Stories about suicide cause people
to commit suicide.
Refined thesis: Televised news stories about suicide
trigger a significant rise in teen suicides.
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Narrow?Narrow?
Topic (General)
Thesis (Specific)