As you choose your topic, develop the thesis for your presentation. Make sure your thesis allows you to argue a specific point. For example, examine this sample thesis statement about postmodernism: Self-reflexivity in postmodern literature came about as writers became increasingly doubtful that literature could be objective. Type your thesis in the space provided.

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. then, in 1958, when he was nine, his mother got a job as a dental assistant – and a raise. at about the same time, wash got a job, too. six days a week for eight years, he woke up by four o'clock in the morning to deliver milk. by the time he got to school each day, he'd already put in almost half a day's work. how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story? by connecting readers to his mother’s medical training by connecting readers to the milk-delivery business by connecting readers to wash’s academic success by connecting readers to wash’s daily work routine