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Thesis Template

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Thesis Manuscript Checklist

<aside> 💡 As you begin the semester, copy-and-paste the checklist below to your personal page in ‣. As you complete your thesis paper throughout the semester, 1) leave comments (notes) regarding questions or concerns about the section and then 2) check off each item as you complete it.

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• [ ] Title page (Unit III)
• [ ] Approval page
• [ ] Abstract (250 words) (Unit III)
• [ ] Table of Contents (Unit III)
• [ ] List of Tables (Unit III)
• [ ] List of Figures (Unit III)
• [ ] Title of work title (Unit III)
  • [ ] Introduction paragraph (250 words)
    • [ ] Hook
      • [ ] Famous quote (citation not required)
      • [ ] Essential question (citation not required)
      • [ ] Interesting fact or statistic (citation required)
    • [ ] Context of the problem
    • [ ] Thesis statement (Unit I)
  • [ ] Review of related literature (body paragraphs after the introduction paragraph) (2,000 - 2,500 words) (Unit I)
    • [ ] Proper level II headings (two-to-four)
    • [ ] MEAL plan (or PEE) for proper body paragraph development
    • [ ] Review organizational patterns at all three levels (i.e., coherence)
      • [ ] Level II headings align with thesis statement. (Phase I)
      • [ ] Topic sentences align with level II headings. (Phase II)
      • [ ] Evidence sentences with each body paragraph align with respective topic sentences. (Phase III)
    • [ ] Review connectors at three levels.
      • [ ] Connecting paragraphs (Phase I)
      • [ ] Connecting sentences (Phase II)
      • [ ] Connecting clauses, phrases, and words within sentences (Phase III)
    • [ ] Check mechanics
      • [ ] Capitalization, spelling, etc.
      • [ ] Proper use of punctuation
      • [ ] Grammar and vocabulary
  • [ ] Final paragraph of the literature review referred to as a "transition" paragraph
    • [ ] Restate and reword thesis statement as stated in the introduction paragraph.
    • [ ] Restate and reword the problem and state the purpose of your study.
    • [ ] Introduce your research questions (if a qualitative study) and/or hypothesis (if a quantitative study)
    • [ ] Closing statement
• [ ] Method (Unit II)
  • [ ] Participants or subjects
  • [ ] Instruments
  • [ ] Design, procedure, and data analysis
• [ ] Results (Unit III)
  • [ ] Tables and figures
  • [ ] Statistical presentation
  • [ ] Effect size and strength of relationship
• [ ] Discussion (Unit III)
  • Evaluate and interpret implications by comparing and contrasting to the literature review
  • [ ] Levels of analysis
  • [ ] Application and synthesis
  • [ ] Conclusion paragraph
    • [ ] Restate and reword thesis statement.
    • [ ] State significance, relevance, or big idea of overall thesis.
    • [ ] Closing statement or famous quote
• [ ] References (Unit I)
• [ ] Appendix (Unit II)