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Crafting a Strong Thesis Statement for Your APA Paper: A Mini Lesson

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This mini lesson guides college-bound students in developing a thesis statement for their APA papers. Learn the essential elements of a thesis, including its format, placement at the end of the introduction, and its critical function in academic writing. Using examples from Chris Nolan's films, discover how to identify patterns in your research, argue your observations, and support your thesis with detailed analysis. Collaborate with peers to brainstorm and refine your ideas, ensuring your thesis is clear, focused, and impactful.

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  1. Mini Lesson:Finding a Theme for Your APA Paper Reading and Writing for College-Bound Students

  2. Journal Prompt (Woo hoo!!!) Tell me what you have learned about thesis statements in the past. How should they be formatted? Where do they go? What is their function?

  3. A thesis is. . . • A statement regarding an observation that you made about the genre, time period, social aspect that you are research about film • A statement that you can spend the rest of your paper backing up! • Goes at the end of your introduction • Remember, don’t stray from the thesis in your paper!

  4. Yeah, but how do I come up with one? • My answer to you is to work backwards! • That means: • Look at your notes • What common trend do you see as you have been researching your genre, time period, social aspect? • Could you devote your paper to arguing about how this common trend is apparent?

  5. Example: Part One • I’m doing my research paper on Chris Nolan films (Inception, Batman, Memento) • While doing my research I noticed these key things. . . • They all have elements of film noir • They all focus on the trouble that human nature causes • They all have a martyr

  6. Example: Part Two • Figure out how you can support these observations in a paper • Example: • They all have elements of film noir • Dark story lines • High contrast lighting • Characters led by fate/ destiny • They all focus on the trouble that human nature causes • Inception: Cobb’s love for Mal • Batman: Trying to protect Gotham from themselves/ their corrupt nature • Memento: The lies people tell themselves • They all have a martyr • Inception: Cobb • Batman: Bruce Wayne • Memento: Leonard

  7. Example: Part Three • What are some things that these three elements might have in common? • Film noir elements • Human nature • Martyrs • Brainstorm with the people around you!

  8. Example: Part Three • These were the things that I thought they had in common. . . • All of these aspects were negative/ dark in some way, shape or form • All of these aspects were elements of tragedies

  9. Example: Part Four • Now, use these commonalities to make a thesis!!! • My Thesis: Christopher Nolan films are all alike in that they use character development and the mise-en-scene to create dark and ominous films.

  10. Now it’s your turn! • Get in groups based on your topic (genre, history, or study) • SHARE with one another the particular aspect that you are studying • Work together to fill out the handout given • Bounce ideas off of each other to come up with a thesis!!!