Checklist 2. Thesis and the Thesis Paragraph
1. The Thesis
Have you decided exactly what your point is—that is, exactly what you want your reader to come away from your report remembering? Can you state it in one sentence?
2. The Thesis Paragraph
Does the first paragraph clearly state both what and what order so that your reader can instantly tell, for certain, exactly what your point is and what will come next?
Can your reader tell from this paragraph ...
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