学术论文写作thesis statement

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1、Lecture6Writingthepaper(Ⅰ)ThesisStatement&Outline6.1DevelopingAThesisStatementDefinition?WhatisaTS?ATSisusuallyasinglesentenceformulatingboththetopicandthepointofviewofapaper.(Chapter2)Athesisstatementdeclaresthemainpointorcontrollingideaofanessay.Itisascholarlystatementthatneedstobeprovenormaintai

2、nedagainstargument.WhatshouldbeconsideredwhendevelopingaTS?2factorsthepurposeofthepapertheaudience6.1.1SomequestionshelpingindecidingonaTSPurpose:Whatpurposewillyoutrytoachieveinthepaper?Doyouwanttodescribesth,explainsth,argueforacertainpointofview,orpersuadeyouraudiencetothinkordosth?Audience:Whata

3、udienceareyouwaitingfor?Isyourreaderaspecialistonthesubject?Issomeonelikelytoagreewithyou?Someonelikelytobeinterestedoruninterestedinthesubject?6.1.2Trytosay“yes”toeachofthefollowingquestions(criteriaforaneffectiveTS)CriteriaforaneffectiveTSDoesitexpressyourpositioninafull,declarativesentence,whichi

4、snotaquestion,notastatementofpurpose,andnotmerelyatopic?Doesitlimitthesubjecttoanarrowfocusthatgrowsoutofresearch?Doesitestablishaninvestigative,inventiveedgetothediscovery,interpretation,ortheoreticalpresentation?(Chapter2)a.statesthewriter’sclearlydefinedopiniononsomesubjectb.assertsonemainideac.h

5、assthworthwhiletosayd.limitedtofittheassignmente.statedclearlyinspecifictermsf.locatedclearly,ofteninthe1stor2ndparagraphSamples:CharlesMacklin’sPortrayalofShylockmarkedaturningpointinthestagetreatmentofShakespeare’smoneylender.6.2Workingoutanoutline6.2.1TypesofOutlinesSymbols(formal)6.2.1.1TheStand

6、ardOutlinesymbolsⅠ.MajorheadingA.Minorheading1.Detailedheadinga.Exampleheadingb.Exampleheading(1)Minorexampleheading(2)Minorexampleheading2.DetailedheadingB.MinorheadingⅡ.Majorheading…………6.2.1.2TheDecimaloutlinesymbols1.Majorheading1.1Minorheading1.1.1Detailedheading1.1.1.1Exampleheading1.1.1.2Examp

7、leheading1.1.1.2.1Minorexampleheading1.1.1.2.2Minorexampleheading1.1.2Detailedheading1.2Minorheading2.Majorheading………….6.2.2TypesofOutlinesTopicOutlinesSentenceOutlinesParagraphOutlines6.3Sampleofanou