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Thesis Writing Guides

Harvard Writing Project: Senior Thesis Writing Guides
A series of guides focused on thesis writing in different subject areas, covering the entire process from thesis proposal through revising, proofreading, and submitting.

Selected Books on Academic Writing

How to Write a Thesis by Umberto Eco
Call Number: Clapp LB2369 .E2813 2015
"It reads like a novel. It is opinionated. It is frequently irreverent, sometimes polemical, and often hilarious. Eco advises students how to avoid "thesis neurosis" and he answers the important question "Must You Read Books?" He reminds students "You are not Proust" and "Write everything that comes into your head, but only in the first draft."... Eco's index card research system offers important lessons about critical thinking and information curating for students of today who may be burdened by Big Data." -- Publisher's description
They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing by Cathy Birkenstein; Gerald Graff
Call Number: Pforzheimer Learning & Teaching Center PE1431 .G73 2018
Demystifies the academic conversation, shows you how to frame your arguments as a response to what others have said, and provides templates and examples to help you along.
Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You (and the World) by Thomas S. Mullaney
Publication Date: 2022
Tackles the two challenges every researcher faces with every new project: How do I find a compelling problem to investigate--one that truly matters to me, deeply and personally? How do I then design my research project so that the results will matter to anyone else?