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Crafting Strong Thesis Statements for English 101

Explore effective thesis development strategies for English 101 students. Practice thesis statement creation and search tactics in alignment with ACRL Standards One and Two Learning Outcomes.

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Crafting Strong Thesis Statements for English 101

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  1. Build Your Research Foundation Every great project Begins with a plan Joy Hansen Middlesex Community College Middletown, CT NELIG Winter Meeting – 12/2/2011

  2. The Blueprint • When: Timing of instruction is everything. • Who: English 101 & other ‘L’ classes • Why: Students struggle with developing thesis statements, and planning & executing search strategies. • What: ACRL Standards One and Two Learning Outcomes

  3. HOW: • Library Guides • Planning Worksheet • Model • Think-pair-share • Hands-on • Active Reading

  4. Model Assignment: A 5-8 page argumentative/opinion-support style paper on a topic related to human rights.

  5. MY TOPIC IDEA: Airport Security • WHAT DO I WANT TO KNOW: Are airport security measures such as full body scanners effective? • Discuss possible pitfalls in question development. • BRAINSTORM: What might a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer to this question look like?

  6. KEYWORDS

  7. My Response: • Tightened airport security measures such as full body scanners are ineffective, needlessly intrusive, and violate our human rights.

  8. Assessment • Observation of Outcome • End of Semester Faculty Email Thank you … and Questions?

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