Checking Your Working Thesis

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Checking Your Working Thesis

• Part Three of the Writing Process

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The Thesis Must Be One Sentence

• My Working Thesis is

It has a subject and predicate Yes No
It isnt two sentences Yes No
It is a statement not a question Yes No
If all answers are yes go on to next slide. If
even one answer is NO revise your thesis then go
on. My revised thesis is
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The Thesis Must Be Sufficiently Limited

• My thesis focuses on only one area of limitation
  which is _______________.
• I have sufficient support for this topic from my
  limitation worksheet with
• ______ Quotes listed from the text
• ______ Quotes listed from the critics
• If you have at least 10 quotes from the text and
  at least 6 quotes from 4 different critics, go on
  to the next slide. If you dont, choose another
  limitation area or find more quotes for this one.

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The Thesis Must Be An Arguable Position

• My working thesis is_____________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  _______________________________
• Someone could argue with my position
  Yes no
• I realize that not everyone would agree
• with me.
  Yes no
• If you answered YES to both statements go on
  to the next slide. If you answered no, revise
  your thesis, then go on.
• My revised thesis is________________________
  __________________________________________________
  ________________________________

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The Thesis must Be Enumerated

• My thesis is ____________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  _________________________
• My enumerations are
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4
• If you listed 2,3 or 4 enumerations, go on to
  next slide. If not
• revise your thesis, then go on.
• My revised thesis is_________________________
  __________________________________________________
  ____________________________________________

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The Thesis is Not A Fact

• My thesis is_____________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  _______________________
• Almost everyone would agree with my thesis
  Yes No
• If you answered NO, go on to the next slide. If
  you answered YES, revise your thesis and then go
  on.
• My revised thesis is ____________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __

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The Thesis Must Be A Position Based On Research

• My Working thesis is_____________________________
  __________________________________________________
  _______________________________
• I have _______ words of research material listed
  on my preliminary bibliography in support of my
  thesis.
• If you have at least 400 words listed for a 500
  word paper or 600 words listed for an eight
  hundred word paper, go on to the last slide, if
  not find more support and revise your thesis.
• My revised thesis is_____________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  ______

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The Final Thesis

• My Final Thesis Is_______________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  ________________
• Congratulations. You are ready to Write.