Chapter 11. Developing Your Thesis Statement.

A thesis statement is simply your topic, what you intend to convey, and how you might convey the information and why. In most cases you will start off with making a thesis statement to help you start your research. This may change after dong some research. It is not a sin if you change or reword your original statement. Reasons on why you might change it up include better presentation of your topic, or a stronger, more valid approach to your audience. What is the purpose of writing the paper, and why might somebody be interested in your writing? These are questions to take into account when choosing a topic to write about. Sometimes picking a topic you know everything about can be a good thing and also a bad thing. If you know everything about your topic then you might not have the proper sources. What you think is common knowledge might not be the same as the audiences. Now if you are a physicist and you are writing to other highly intelligent physicist then you might assume they know exactly what you are talking about. But to a widely diverse college class you must assume they know nothing or very little about the topic at hand. When coming up with your thesis statement you might write it once or you might write it ten times. It is a very critical piece of your paper because it explains how you are going to bring across the message. Make sure it is not too broad and also not to narrow. Then back up the statement with valid research information on your topic.