Q Your thesis is where you put forward your argument in a concise, declarative way. It is typically one sentence long and comes at the end of your introduction paragraph. You should develop your thesis from your research. Move quickly to a topic focus, develop your research question, then develop a working thesis. Note: The thesis statement may change over time. Remember to continually check back with your thesis to be sure it is still the statement you are supporting with evidence. Thesis statements should be: Specific - lay out exactly the arguments/reasons you're using in your thesis. Don't pose a rhetorical question to hook the reader. Contestable - if you can find a definitive yes/no answer within a few minutes of Google searching, it's not arguable enough Narrow - don't make it seem like you're about to cover the whole history of the topic and every aspect: you don't have time for that. Provable - or at least something you can persuasively argue. Your thesis statement should essentially give your reader a preview of what arguments you'll be presenting over the course of your paper.