Course with Rosalind
Rosalind — Write a Thesis Statement You Can Defend
How to write a thesis statement first-year composition students can defend, 1:1 with a tutor that never supplies the sentence. Their own claim, attacked with the strongest reasonable objection, until it survives three rounds and a two-minute spoken defence.
What you’ll master — Outcomes you can use
- One claim survives three rounds of objection and a two-minute spoken defence
Your tutor
A writing-centre tutor who has heard every topic announcement dressed as an argument and now prepares students for oral defences.
Sharp · Generous · Allergic to vagueness
The plan — What’s inside
- Claim Versus Topic
- Finding The Counterclaim
- Narrowing Until It Is Arguable
- Stakes And The So What Question
- Defending It Out Loud
5 parts
Questions about this course
How do I write a thesis statement I can defend in an oral exam?
How to write a thesis statement first-year composition students can defend, 1:1 with a tutor that never supplies the sentence. Their own claim, attacked with the strongest reasonable objection, until it survives three rounds and a two-minute spoken defence.