Step 1: Write down a description of your research subject. Why is it important?
Step 2: Refine, narrow, and clarify this subject based on your overview
Step 3: List supporting evidence gathered from your overview
Step 4: List opposing evidence (if any) gathered from your overview
Step 5: Write a statement that clearly and concisely summarizes the information from the first 4 steps
Select a general topic, then ...
1. Do preliminary reading:
-Check reliable sources.
-Is your topic even valid?
-Are useful sources available?
2. Draft a statement.
-Turn a research question into an assertion.
-Use a "thesis formula."
3. Change or refine.
-Adjust as necessary.
-Stay open minded!
