Which strategy will help you write a good thesis statement? Before gathering sources, write a brief answer to your research question and then look for sources that support that answer.

Identify the point that is most clearly made by all of your sources, taken together, related to your research question.

After you write your report, decide which main ideas its paragraphs seem to support most.

Decide on the source with the best ideas or strongest argument, and summarize its message as your thesis statement.