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Topic Development
Topic Development
Topic DevelopmentTopic Development
The goal of topic development
is the
rough thesis statement.
Topic DevelopmentTopic Development
Rough student thesis:
The death penalty should be outlawed.
Refined thesis:
The death penalty discriminates against race.
How do I get started?
How do I get started?
Select two or three topics Find introductory info on topic Create questions based on
reading Develop a rough thesis
How do I find a topic ?
How do I find a topic ?
websitesYouTube
news articlesmovieslyrics
lecturesbooks
websitesYouTube
news articlesmovieslyrics
lecturesbooks
I got the topic, now what ?
I got the topic, now what ?
Read&
Think
Read&
Think
How do I break down my topic?
How do I break down my topic?
Cluster it
Classify it
Question it
Cluster it
Classify it
Question it
Cluster it!Cluster it!
high schoolstudents
eatingdisorders
academicachievement
sexualorientation
datingissues
athletics
Cluster itCluster it
highschool
athletics
highschool
athletics
drug usedrug use
recruitmentrecruitment
hazinghazing
academicachievement
academicachievement
genderissuesgenderissues
Rough thesis:
High school athletes should not do drugs.
Refined thesis:
High school athletes are less likely to use drugs than students who do
not participate in sports.
Refined thesis:
High school athletes are less likely to use drugs than students who do
not participate in sports.
Cluster it!Cluster it!
Iraq War
Classify it!Classify it!
Place: California Time period: 19th century Person/group: Native Americans Event/aspect: gold rush era Issue: how did the gold seekers affect
Native Americans?
Rough thesis:
Violence among the California gold seekers had a negative impact on Native Americans.
Classify it! Classify it!
Topic: Internet
Place: U.S.
Time: present
Group: investors
Aspect: online fraud
Issue: How can investors be protected?
Classify it! Classify it!
Topic: Dating Place: Time: Person/Group: Event/Aspect: Issue:
SummarySummary
Cluster
Classify
Question
Cluster
Classify
Question
How do I start questioning a topic?
How do I start questioning a topic?
Begin with REPORTER-TYPE questions:
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
Investor FraudInvestor Fraud
Who are the victims of internet fraud? Who tempts them?
Why do investors become victims of online scams?
What kinds of scams occur? What is being done to protect investors?
How do these scams work? How do investors avoid them?
Topic: Censor adult pornography?Topic: Censor adult pornography?
Why: Why should pornography be censored?Why should pornography be censored?
What: What should be censored?What should be censored? Who: Who advocates censoring Who advocates censoring
pornography? pornography? How: How will censoring pornography How will censoring pornography
affect our right to freedom of speech?affect our right to freedom of speech?
Topic: right to dieTopic: right to die
Does an individual have the right to die?
Should doctors help terminally ill patients commit suicide?
Will right to die laws cause widespread manipulation of suicide?
Question it!Question it!
Iraq War
SummarySummary
Select one or two topics Find introductory info on topic Create questions based on reading Develop a thesis
ThesisThesis
topicopinion
assertion
conclusion
defense
attitude
A thesis contains two parts:
ThesisThesis
Two basic types:
1. Argumentative
2. Informative
Argumentative
Argumentative
Cats are really a person’s best friend.
Sample thesisSample thesis
Topic Cats
Assertion are really a person’s best
friend.
InformativeInformative
Picasso is one of the most influential artists of the 20th
century.
Sample thesisSample thesis
Topic Picasso
Conclusionis one of the most influential
artists of the 20th century.
Sample ThesisSample Thesis
A terminally ill patient has the right to refuse
medical treatment.
Sample ThesisSample Thesis
TV violence does not cause
kids to act aggressively.
Sample ThesisSample Thesis
In most fairy tales, the monster is shown as a hideous creature with magical powers that must be destroyed.
ThesisThesis
topicopinion
assertion
conclusion
defense
attitude
A thesis contains two parts:
A thesis is not
A thesis is not
a statement of fact.
There are approximately 8,000 policemen working in
New York City.
A thesis is not
A thesis is not
a promise or statement of purpose.
The purpose of this paper is to show how the U.S.
economy works.
A thesis is not
A thesis is not
a question.
Should adult pornography be
censored?
Summary: A thesis is not
Summary: A thesis is not
a statement of fact a promise or statement of
purpose. a question.
Bad ThesesBad ThesesSuicide is a serious problem.
There are too many plane collisions.
Crime doesn’t pay.Comic books have changed over the years.
Blue is a better color than red.
Rough ThesesRough Theses
Rough thesis: Global warming damages the earth.
Refined thesis: Many scientists say the use of fossil fuels contributes to global warming and could ultimately threaten the planet's future.
Rough thesis: Global warming damages the earth.
Refined thesis: Many scientists say the use of fossil fuels contributes to global warming and could ultimately threaten the planet's future.
ThesesTheses
Rough thesis: People should have their right to privacy.
Refined thesis: Individuals need to guard their right
to right privacy as computers make information gathering and retrieval increasingly easy.
ThesesTheses
Rough thesis: Stories about suicide cause people
to commit suicide.
Refined thesis: Televised news stories about suicide
trigger a significant rise in teen suicides.
Narrow?Narrow?
Topic (General)
Thesis (Specific)