Chose a topic for your research paper and write a tentative thesis statement. This thesis sentence should be narrow enough to yield a focused, five to six page paper, but broad enough to where you're not limited to finding one or two resources on the subject. The topic and the thesis statements are tentative, so you don't have to worry about these being set in stone. Please email me your thesis statements by Monday, February 1st. We will workshop them in class the following day (the sentences will be presented anonymously).
Things to remember:
-Make sure you are not setting up an argument (i.e., Leopards are viewed as being superior to squirrels in the animal kingdom)
-Be sure to avoid taking a stance (i.e., I think leopards are cooler than squirrels)
-Avoid being too general (i.e., I'm writing a paper on leopards)
-Avoid being too specific (i.e., I'm writing about a single spot on Larry the leopard's coat)
