Please post your thesis statement of one or two sentences to the blog by class time Weds. Remember, it should meet the following 4 criteria as outlined in the Indiana University website
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml
•take on a subject upon which reasonable people could disagree
•deal with a subject that can be adequately treated given the nature of the assignment (you must be able to find 6 sources providing research in this area)
•express one main idea
•assert your conclusions about a subject
In addition to your thesis statement, please read Chapter 22 (Thesis Statements) in How to Write Anything and read sample student paper by Tara Ketch pp. 34-37 in your pamphlet.
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