1、TIPS FOR WRITING A THESIS論文寫作要點TIPS For wrITING a ThESISl. determ ine what kind of paper you are writi ng:* an aNaLYTIcaL paper breaks down an issue or an idea into its comp onent parts, evaluates the issue or idea, and prese nts this breakdow n and evaluati on to the audie nee.* an EXPoSITorY (expl

2、anatory) paper explains something to the audie nee.* an arGUmENTaTIVE (persuasive) paper makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim with specific evide nee. The claim could be an opinion, a policy proposal, an evaluati on, a cause-a nd-effect stateme nt, or an in terpretati on. The goal of

3、 the argume ntative paper is to convince the audie nee that the claim is true based on the evide nee provided.If you are writ ing a text which does not fall un der these three categories (ex. a narrative), a thesis statement somewhere in the first paragraph could still be helpful to your reader.2. Y

4、our thesis statement should be specificit should cover only what you will discuss in your paper and should be supported with specific evide nee.3. The thesis stateme nt usually appears at the end of the first paragraph of a paper.4. Your topic may cha nge as you write, so you may n eed to revise you

5、r thesis stateme nt to reflect exactly what you have discussed in the paper. Thesis Stateme nt ExamplesExample of an an alytical thesis stateme nt:an analysis of the university admission process reveals one challenge facing coun sellors: accepti ng stude nts with high test scores or stude nts with s

6、trong extracurricular backgro un ds.The paper that follows should:* explain the analysis of the uni admission process * explain the challenge facing admissions counsellors 文章歷史打印請求成為作者 Tips and Examples for writing Thesis StatementsTips for writing Your Thesis Stateme ntExample of an expository (exp

7、la natory) thesis stateme nt:The life of the typical uni stude nt is characterized by time spe nt study ing, atte nding class, and socializi ng with peers.The paper that follows should:* explain how students spend their time studying, attending class, andsocializ ing with peersExample of an argume n

8、tative thesis stateme nt:high school graduates should be required to take a year off to pursue commu nity service projects before en teri ng uni versity in order to in crease their maturity and global aware ness.The paper that follows should:* present an argument and give evidenee to support the cla

9、im thatstude nts should pursue commu nity projects before en teri ng college.more tips from By Italki member Nanren 888avoid 1st pers on, (I, we) in the text, the passive is a good way round it. It seems maybe less important than it once was. Is your audienee progressive or traditi on al? The safe a

10、pproach is to avoid the 1st pers on, by wordi ng things differe ntly. I suspect that using“ we” is more ccin the abstract. Usually there is a way to reword. I sca n the abstracts from the last con fere nee“ we use a broadba nd varia nt“.“ wide bandsignals are employed ” “ Thipaper compares the perfo

11、rmanee of “wedescribe recent developments in modem-based ” .single authorpaper “This paper presents a quantitative analysis” .“we will prin-depth look ” .In the text “ here we con sider on ly our worst case with the low SNr typed” . worded to include thereader? (Scottish paper)ide ntifyitbe featurel

12、ess classifier to use, we. (US paper)con sider how other applicati ons with similar issuesIt seems they make“ we” more acceptable by not starting with it?features are detected, they can be described” . (canadliati paper has noperson ” & uses passive voice a lot.) hINTS For wrITING a LITErarY crI

13、TIcaL aNaL YSISIf you are pla nning to write a critical an alysis, you can look into the four basic comp onents in evaluat ing a literary material. Literary scholars call them as literary theories.The first one is mimetic where you look into the realities the material copies or represe nts. This dis

14、cussion comes naturally as you delineate the main elements of the material you are evaluati ng.The second one is expressive where you check how the author ' s biography and milieu affect or defi ne the meaning of the work.The third one is affective where you discuss the effect of the material to

15、you as a reader, or how does the material leaves an impact.The last one is objective which is the focus of most literary research these days. This study calls for a detailed discussi on of how the eleme nts of the literary piece con tribute to the overall value of the work. These four theories are in separable.as you discuss one, the other theories come in naturally.These are key words that may help you defi ne your literary assumpti on so