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Thesis Statement and Essay Outline Guide

The document discusses the planning stage of writing an essay, which includes formulating a thesis statement, creating an outline, researching literature using keywords and main ideas, critically evaluating sources, and making a reference list before writing begins.

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Thesis Statement and Essay Outline Guide

The document discusses the planning stage of writing an essay, which includes formulating a thesis statement, creating an outline, researching literature using keywords and main ideas, critically evaluating sources, and making a reference list before writing begins.

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Planning Stage (Shaping)

At this point, you’re going to be formulating your thesis statement and creating
an essay outline. There’s also literature research to do, which can fall in either
the first or the second stage.

Researching the literature is where all that topic analysis and brainstorming
you did previously will come into play. That’s because you’ll now be using the
keywords and working around the main ideas you’ve selected to find the most
relevant resources.

Do a critical evaluation of your sources to see how much use they will actually
have. And after deciding which sources you’re going to use, make a reference
list. It’s important to do this before you start writing so that it’s easier to
incorporate quotes.

When formulating a thesis statement, you need to express your opinion on the


topic. Don’t say your opinion directly, though. Otherwise, there won’t be any
need to read the rest of the essay. Just make it as clear as possible. This is
where brainstorming comes in handy again, so you’d better not skimp on that
beginning step.

Just have a look at these examples:

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