Thesis - Harvard College Writing Center
Your thesis is the central claim in your essay—your main insight or idea about your source or topic. Your thesis should appear early in an academic essay, followed by a logically …
Your thesis is the central claim in your essay—your main insight or idea about your source or topic. Your thesis should appear early in an academic essay, followed by a logically …
3MT: Three Minute Thesis | Harvard College Writing Center
3MT offers seniors the opportunity to create an accessible and interesting presentation of their senior thesis research for an audience of non-specialists. All finalists were offered the …
Your thesis is the central claim in your essay—your main insight or idea about your source or topic. Your thesis should appear early in an academic essay, followed by a logically …
Counterargument - Harvard College Writing Center
Once you figure out what you want to argue—your essay’s thesis—your task in writing the essay will be to share with your readers the evidence you have considered and to explain how that …
Introductions - Harvard College Writing Center
The introduction to an academic essay will generally present an analytical question or problem and then offer an answer to that question (the thesis). Your introduction is also your …
Anatomy of a Body Paragraph - Harvard College Writing Center
When you write strong, clear paragraphs, you are guiding your readers through your argument by showing them how your points fit together to support your thesis.
A clear, arguable thesis will tell your readers where you are going to end up, but it can also help you figure out how to get them there. Put your thesis at the top of a blank page and then make …
Transitions - Harvard College Writing Center
Transitions help your readers move between ideas within a paragraph, between paragraphs, or between sections of your argument. When you are deciding how to transition from one idea to …
How can we support your writing? - Harvard College Writing Center
The Writing Center offers Harvard College senior thesis writers the opportunity to work with tutors who can read drafts in advance and meet with you to talk about structure, argument, and clear …