Thesis on a Policy

Homework Assignment

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Writing a Thesis Statement
A thesis statements is typically a one-sentence statement that tells your reader what your paper will be about. You must have a thesis statement when your write a persuasive paper. Thus, you will have to write a thesis statement for your final paper for the course.
How to Write a Thesis Statement
When you write a thesis statement, you should follow these rules:

• Thesis statement must be specific and narrow.
• Thesis statement cannot be a question.
• Thesis statement must be a debatable issue for which research has been conducted related to policy/program effectiveness. (It cannot be a statement of fact or opinion).
• You must pick a side of the debatable issue; do not be ambiguous.
Once you have narrowed the scope of your topic and determined what you are interested in learning about that particular type of offender, offense, issue etc. you can write a thesis statement. However, before your write a thesis statement, you should do some preliminary research about your topic so that you become familiar with it. This will make it easier to write your thesis statement. When you do preliminary research you will look for the answers to particular questions.
Assignment
Think about which policy or program you may want to write your final paper about (it is okay if your topic changes). Given the scope of the final paper assignment and what you know about your topic think about what your thesis statement may look like. (HINT: Look at the sample outline posted in supplementary material in Module 1 and be sure to review the Final Paper assignment)
Write a sample introductory paragraph including a thesis statement for your chosen topic. (Keep in mind the criteria for thesis statements discussed in the Module 1 PowerPoint and at the beginning of this assignment)
For this assignment turn in a word document via the Assignment Submission Section of Homework Assignment #1. Containing your double-spaced introductory paragraph and sample thesis statement.
Please submit a word document…do not write a text submission