Sophia Learning
Sophia: Choosing and Narrowing a Topic to Write About (For Research Papers)
This tutorial focuses on choosing a topic for research and then narrowing it down to a workable thesis statement. It starts with information about choosing a topic and the 3 steps involved and then provides 3 steps to narrowing the...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Revision Technique: Thesis and Support
This slideshow lesson focuses on assessing and revising the thesis, topic sentences, and supporting details in a paper. It uses the analogy of the body: the thesis and topic sentences are the bones and the supporting details are the...
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Research Assistant: For Students: Purpose Statement
This site gives advice on how to write an effective purpose (thesis) statement. The summary is given as answers to four questions: what? why? when? how?.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Revising Thesis and Topic Sentences
This tutorial focuses on revising the thesis and topic sentences using two videos and two slideshows. The first video discusses a 3-step revising process for making sure the thesis fits the paper; the second video focuses on what...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Write a Persuasive Text With a Clear Thesis
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students how to focus on a thesis in an expository text in four lessons: Introduction, Opening Statement: Your Thesis, Maintaining Your Thesis...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Critical Reading: Identifying Thesis Statements
This instructional activity focuses on identifying thesis statements including explicit and implicit thesis statements, "How to Identify the Thesis Statement" (video), topic sentences, paragraph parts graphic, and a self-check activity.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Academic Argument: Practice: Argumentative Thesis Statements
This practice exercise focuses on recognizing and evaluating argumentative thesis statements.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing Effective Topic Sentences
This tutorial focuses on topic sentences using two slideshows. The first defines topic sentences, discusses purpose and placement, and provides a sample thesis statement followed by accompanying topic sentences samples. The second...
Leaf Group
E How: How to Write a Financial Analysis Paper
This article by Gerald Hanks focuses on what is involved in a financial analysis report which is used to determine if a company can deliver a solid return on investment.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Writing Process: Organizing
This lesson focuses on the organization of your paper including how to write a thesis statement, the elements of an effective paragraph, patterns of organization, transitions, and conclusions. It also provides a video of the Toulmin...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Writing Process: Prewriting
This lesson focuses on prewriting including the purpose and characteristics of prewriting, prewriting strategies, the rhetorical context, and developing a working thesis statement. It also includes a slide show about author, audience,...
Leaf Group
E How: How to Write a Research Paper in Accounting
This article by Vaughnlea Leonard focuses on writing a research paper for an accounting class. The main differences from other research papers is choosing an appropriate topic and selecting sources written by accounting experts.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Academic Argument: Introduction to Argumentative Thesis Statements
This introduction focuses on evaluating argumentative thesis statements. Click on the Next link at the bottom right for more information.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Writing Skills: Formulaic vs. Organic Structure
This lesson focuses on the difference between formulaic writing such as the five-paragraph essay and an organic structure that puts forward an arguable statement.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argument Papers
A series of six screencast lessons explaining the process of argumentative writing. The first [4 min. 22 sec.] focuses on overall structure and purpose. The second [6 mins, 18 secs] explains how to state a claim. The third [6 min. 3...
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Writing Center: How to Write Summaries
This site provides tips on what to contemplate when preparing to meet with a writing tutor. The focus of these tips relate to self-analysis of writing content.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argumentative Papers: Organization
This lesson focuses on the organization of argumentative papers and developing an outline for them. It begins with topic, stance, and thesis statement; next one lists each claim in order of appearance in a paper and two different...
University of Sydney (Australia)
University of Sydney: Planning the Overall Structure
This resource discusses the steps in planning the structure of a student's argumentative essay. Page 4 of this article focuses on Thesis statement.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: I Just Got Assigned a Paper, Now What?
This lesson focuses on what to do after being assigned a paper; it provides the basic steps to writing a paper: brainstorm topics, organize your thoughts (Venn diagrams, tree diagram examples), conduct preliminary research, create a...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Cause and Effect Papers: Thesis
This slideshow lesson focuses on how to write an effective cause and effect thesis; it reviews cause and effect writing, lists signal words for cause and effect papers, explains what is required in the thesis, and provides three examples...
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Trailblazing Conclusions
This tutorial focuses on conclusions for expository writing. It discusses the purpose of conclusions, what should be included, and ways to conclude.
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International Debate Education Association: Debates: Politics
A selection of debate topics focused on political themes. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a bibliography that supports the...
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International Debate Education Association: Debates: Education
A selection of debate topics focused on education issues. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a bibliography that supports the...
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International Debate Education Association: Debates: International Issues
A selection of debate topics focused on international issues. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a bibliography that supports...