See It in Practice

In the video cast below, you’ll see our student writer consider her research and use her findings from researching her research question in order to develop a working thesis. A working thesis is a tentative thesis you establish early on in your research writing process to give you focus as you complete your process. You may find you need to revise your working thesis later during drafting or revision, but establishing a good working thesis can help make the research writing process much easier.