College Composition Unit 2
Prior to completing the Discussion post, be sure to review the resources noted below. The resources from Kaplan University Writing Center (KUWC) will describe methods for generating ideas and moving those ideas into a preliminary thesis statement that reflects your main message. The videos from TED.com will help you see that inspiration is not out of reach.
KUWC: Prewriting
KUWC: The Writing Process ( podcast or transcript)
TED.com video playlist: Where Do Ideas Come From
KUWC: Writing a Thesis Statement
KUWC: From Topic to Research Question to Thesis
After brainstorming your ideas, respond in paragraph format to the following questions:
How does one of your topics fit all of the following criteria: interesting, researchable, based on research (not opinion), and important?
What are three research questions related to one of the topic ideas you have generated?
In regards to the topic that interests you most, what is your preliminary thesis statement, which is based on your brainstorming and research questions?
Why are you interested in your thesis statement’s topic?
How does your idea generation process compare to the inspiration processes discussed in the TED videos?
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For the past one week, members of my group have been trying to come up with ideas on how to reduce the number of criminal activities in a society. According to Farrington, Welsh & MacKenzie (2002), the number of criminal activities continue to increase despite the fact that existing research outlines some of the most appropriate strategies that society members can apply to reduce crime rates.
Our topic on crime reduction is interesting……..
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