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BRAINSTORMING & THESIS BUILDING

BRAINSTORMING & THESIS BUILDING. CM103 Unit 3. UNIT 3 SEMINAR AGENDA. In this session, we will address the following: Brainstorming Creating an effective thesis statement Thesis Workshop. What will you learn in this unit?. How to create and organize a KND chart

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BRAINSTORMING & THESIS BUILDING

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  1. BRAINSTORMING & THESIS BUILDING CM103Unit 3

  2. UNIT 3 SEMINAR AGENDA • In this session, we will address the following: • Brainstorming • Creating an effective thesis statement • Thesis Workshop

  3. What will you learn in this unit? • How to create and organize a KND chart • To craft the thesis statement for your own project issue • Brainstorming techniques

  4. What do I have to do to complete this unit? • Read The Writing Process (40-57) in Rules For Writers • Attend the weekly Seminar • Respond to the Discussion Board • Complete the Rules for Writers online exercises

  5. BRAINSTORMING • How do you brainstorm? • Make lists? • Outline? • Use clustering, mapping, or webbing? • Use charts or graphs? • Free write? • Something else?

  6. BRAINSTORMING What makes an effective thesis statement? Review…..

  7. THESIS--Review • tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion. • is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper. • directly answers the question asked of you. A thesis is an interpretation of a question or subject, not the subject itself.

  8. THESIS • makes a claim that others might dispute. • is usually a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph that presents your argument to the reader. The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation.

  9. THESIS WORKSHOP: Hot Topics in the Law and Order Arena DRUGS GANGS SEX CRIMES WHITE COLLAR CRIME Let’s talk about your ideas for our problem topics. Our broad starting point is Justice. We can workshop your thesis and/or develop one or two as a group.

  10. TOPICS…SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT: • What are some of the problem issues within each category? • What question do I want answered about these sub topics? • What thesis statement might I write that will answer the question?

  11. QUESTIONS..CONCERNS..COMMENTS • Q&A Thanks for attending our seminar, class! I want to remind you that I am here to assist you with any questions you have about the class. Feel free to contact me via email nbains@kaplan.edu, or via aim nbains during office hours Mondays, 2-3, PM ET and 3-4 PM ETor by using my virtual office.  If necessary, we can arrange for a phone conference.

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