Women rights in Arab Spring
. Thesis and Thesis Tracking: Introductory Paragraph(s) ¥ Common sense observation ¥ Taking a
stance on that observation to articulate a thesis or hypothesis: please place your thesis in BOLD.
¥ Demonstration of the topic’s urgency ¥ Example (brief) of your topic ¥ Clear definitions of your
key terms ¥ Audience ¥ *Track your thesis paragraph by paragraph by placing in bold those ideas,
phrases, and/or key terms that relate directly to your thesis 2. Rhetorical Control ¥ “This essay
explores the hypothesis that…” ¥ “Each cognitive mode has advantages and limitations.” [Complexity]
¥ “We would expect a crisis…” [Urgency] ¥ “First, let us look at the evidence…” ¥ “In summary, we
find that…”: Pause to review and synthesize one’s own findings ¥ *As with thesis tracking, please
consider underlining or placing in bold your uses of rhetorical control. 3. Cite Checking and
Complexity 1. Quoting: “…” 2. Paraphrasing (about one sentence) 3. Summarizing (about three to four
sentences) 4. Summarizing as a support to your claims; Summarizing as a foil 5. Citing: “…” (Smith,
345) 6. Complexity ¥ Paragraph (or two) regarding the state of research ¥ Framing one’s topic by
presenting the positions of other scholars ¥ Directly engaging – even refuting – another (opposing)
point of view ¥ Checking for fallacies of argument ¥ Conceding (or anticipating) a weakness in
one’s argument 7. No plagiarizing, thanks 4. Begin assembling your final bibliography: For every
quote you use, please list your reference immediately in your bibliography.. Thesis and Thesis
Tracking: Introductory Paragraph(s) ¥ Common sense observation ¥ Taking a stance on that
observation to articulate a thesis or hypothesis: please place your thesis in BOLD. ¥ Demonstration
of the topic’s urgency ¥ Example (brief) of your topic ¥ Clear definitions of your key terms ¥
Audience ¥ *Track your thesis paragraph by paragraph by placing in bold those ideas, phrases,
and/or key terms that relate directly to your thesis 2. Rhetorical Control ¥ “This essay explores
the hypothesis that…” ¥ “Each cognitive mode has advantages and limitations.” [Complexity] ¥ “We
would expect a crisis…” [Urgency] ¥ “First, let us look at the evidence…” ¥ “In summary, we find
that…”: Pause to review and synthesize one’s own findings ¥ *As with thesis tracking, please
consider underlining or placing in bold your uses of rhetorical control. 3. Cite Checking and
Complexity 1. Quoting: “…” 2. Paraphrasing (about one sentence) 3. Summarizing (about three to four
sentences) 4. Summarizing as a support to your claims; Summarizing as a foil 5. Citing: “…” (Smith,
345) 6. Complexity ¥ Paragraph (or two) regarding the state of research ¥ Framing one’s topic by
presenting the positions of other scholars ¥ Directly engaging – even refuting – another (opposing)
point of view ¥ Checking for fallacies of argument ¥ Conceding (or anticipating) a weakness in
one’s argument 7. No plagiarizing, thanks 4. Begin assembling your final bibliography: For every
quote you use, please list your reference immediately in your bibliography.