MUSI 1306 SE Music Appreciation: Dewhirst Thesis Outline

Thesis Outline Assignment - MUSI 1306 (Dewhirst) 

1. Pick a music topic of your choice - person, style, band, country, etc. 
2. Make a thesis statement of your own about the artistic intent or expression of your topic. 
   • Your thesis should not be over a sentence in length - it could function as the title of your paper.
3. Find four peer-reviewed sources to support your thesis.
4. Write (Paragraph form): Introduction, Conclusion
5. Outline: 4 facts (cited from peer-reviewed / credible sources); 1 statement about how that fact supports your thesis. Each fact must be followed with the proper MLA citation.
   • EXAMPE: Fact from peer-reviewed source (citation from source). Statement about how the fact supports your thesis statement.

Use databases for research. You need sources that are peer-reviewed, or other credible sources.

Here is an informational link on writing a thesis statement:   https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/thesis_statement_tips.html

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