Saturday, January 25, 2014

The Bedford Researcher Chapter 11 Summary

Chapter 11 of the Bedford Researcher titled "Developing Your Thesis Statement" talks about the use of your sources in crafting your own contributions about your issues.  Choosing your main point and drafting your thesis statement is the beginning of this process.

The previous chapters of the book led to serve as a foundation for development of the thesis statement which is the main point about your issue in your document.  As the most important idea you want to convey to your readers, choose as a thesis statement carefully as it will influence your readers. 

As you review our notes with your position statement in mind, it will deepen your understanding and affect how you think about the main point that you want to portray in your document.  Your purpose may have changed since you have started the process of researching your topic.  You may have to revise your position statement if this is the case.

Drafting our thesis statement will be affected by many factors that you have encountered in your research.  You will start by identifying the important information, ideas and arguments that relates to your position on the issue, looking for key words and phrases.  You can use this information as you draft your thesis statement.  You will want a focused thesis statement to make your purpose clear to your readers from the start of your paper.

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