The UVic Writer's Guide
When You Don't Know Enough About A Subject
To Form A Thesis
It is possible, particularly when you are tackling an expository
essay on a subject you know little about, that you will not be
able to formulate a thesis, no matter how hard you storm your brains. In this case, the best strategy is to narrow the topic as best
you can and to move straight to the process of writing an outline. Then you should begin your research and gather evidence As you learn more about the subject and begin to form clearer
opinions, you can pause to restructure the outline, and then to
draft a thesis.
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1995
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