Paper Proposal, Thesis Exercise and Research Questions

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Below is a thesis drafting table to help you further develop your research paper topic or proposal. Please read through the table and the questions in the left-hand column. You are expected to read through the sample responses and complete the column to the far right with your own responses to the questions posed as it relates to your own paper proposal. Please return your one-page research proposal/summary and a copy of this completed table to the instructor by 11:55pm on Sunday January 22, 2023.

Development of Your Research Paper Topic

The student learns to create an analytical focus for a topic through a series of questions.

Questions
Sample Response for Developing a Topic
Your Response for Developing Your Topic
What is your topic?
U.S. culpability for not bombing and destroying the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz.

What is your stance on the topic? State this in a complete sentence.
The United States could not have effectively targeted and destroyed Auschwitz directly.

Why do you [think] this? State your reasons in a “because” clause.
Because the United States lacked the technological precision and intelligence necessary to destroy the camp’s death houses without also destroying many or most of the Jewish captives.

Now why would someone disagree with this? Use an “although” clause to state this opposing opinion.

Although the United States possessed sufficient firepower and information to attack Auschwitz’s industrial sector,

“Although” clause
+
Stance on topic
+
“Because” clause
=
Complete thesis statement (may need to be revised or simplified)

Although the United States possessed sufficient firepower and information to attack Auschwitz’s industrial sector, it could not have effectively targeted and destroyed Auschwitz directly because it lacked the technological precision and intelligence necessary to destroy the camp’s death houses without also destroying many or most of the Jewish captives.

Chart from Hedengren, Beth Finch. A TA’s Guide to Teaching Writing in All Disciplines. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2004. 39-40.

Paper Proposal, Thesis Exercise and Research Questions: Prior to writing your research paper, you must submit a 1-page paper proposal (double spaced) describing your selected paper topic along with the appropriate subheadings to be included in your project. You are also required to complete a thesis exercise that will help to build a proper thesis and develop the research questions for your paper (form embedded in this syllabus). These activities account for 10% of your overall grade and allow for useful feedback from your instructor. Your paper proposal and thesis exercise are due by 11:55pm Sunday January 22, 2023.

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