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* All writing begins with an idea, but writing is a recursive process that allows writers to discover particulars of what they think. Thesis writing requires engagement with multiple texts as thesis writers develop questions that need answers. Thesis writers investigate published, peer reviewed texts to learn how knowledgeable others have engaged the same, or similar, questions. Thesis writers develop a research plan that will lead the writer to new findings. Thesis writers reach conclusions through a recursively occurring synthesis of ideas from multiple sources: the writer's thoughts, others' research, the writer's investigative findings. Thesis writers work through multiple revisions to present a final product that illustrates the author's well-earned status as a graduate of The College at Brockport's Childhood Literacy Master's Program. * A literacy thesis is unlike any other previous work required in our program. This is the culminating project for literacy specialists. In the end, you will have a project that shows you know how to conduct and present literacy research worthy of dissemination. A literacy thesis requires A literacy thesis generally takes more than one semester to complete, and it is not finished until it is finished. You are undoubtedly already a good writer; you will be a better writer by the time you finish your thesis. We work together to help you develop a finished thesis that you will be pleased to find housed in Drake Library. An excerpt from a new favorite writer: by Kate Messner (Copyright 2010)
 * Welcome to Literacy Seminar, EDI 736! ||  ||   ||
 * Carole's Thesis Writing Belief Statement
 * Carole's Thesis Writing Belief Statement
 * ||  || Little Known Facts about EDI 736
 * development of a measureable research question,
 * thorough understanding of previous writings about your subject,
 * a comprehensive research plan based on your research question,
 * thorough data collection based on your research question,
 * thorough analysis of the data collected
 * conclusions, implications, and recommendations drawn from your research
 * multiple revisions as ideas are encountered and engaged
 * a thoroughly edited written presentation
 * //Revolution for the Tested//**

Write.

 But don’t write what they tell you to....

Don’t write to fill in lines....

Write for yourself....

Read the rest at http://www.katemessner.com/a-tuesday-poem-revolution-for-the-tested/ Will you join the REvolution?