Thesis Manuscript Checklist
As you begin the semester, copy-and-paste the checklist below to your personal page in . As you complete your thesis paper throughout the semester, 1) leave comments (notes) regarding questions or concerns about the section and then 2) check off each item as you complete it.
- [ ] Title page (Unit III)
- [ ] Approval page
- [ ] Abstract (250 words) (Unit III)
- [ ] Table of Contents (Unit III)
- [ ] List of Tables (Unit III)
- [ ] List of Figures (Unit III)
- [ ] Title of work title (Unit III)
- [ ] Introduction paragraph (250 words)
- [ ] Hook
- [ ] Famous quote (citation not required)
- [ ] Essential question (citation not required)
- [ ] Interesting fact or statistic (citation required)
- [ ] Context of the problem
- [ ] Thesis statement (Unit I)
- [ ] Hook
- [ ] Review of related literature (body paragraphs after the introduction paragraph) (2,000 – 2,500 words) (Unit I)
- [ ] Proper level II headings (two-to-four)
- [ ] MEAL plan (or PEE) for proper body paragraph development
- [ ] Review organizational patterns at all three levels (i.e., coherence)
- [ ] Level II headings align with thesis statement. (Phase I)
- [ ] Topic sentences align with level II headings. (Phase II)
- [ ] Evidence sentences with each body paragraph align with respective topic sentences. (Phase III)
- [ ] Review connectors at three levels.
- [ ] Connecting paragraphs (Phase I)
- [ ] Connecting sentences (Phase II)
- [ ] Connecting clauses, phrases, and words within sentences (Phase III)
- [ ] Check mechanics
- [ ] Capitalization, spelling, etc.
- [ ] Proper use of punctuation
- [ ] Grammar and vocabulary
- [ ] Final paragraph of the literature review referred to as a “transition” paragraph
- [ ] Restate and reword thesis statement as stated in the introduction paragraph.
- [ ] Restate and reword the problem and state the purpose of your study.
- [ ] Introduce your research questions (if a qualitative study) and/or hypothesis (if a quantitative study)
- [ ] Closing statement
- [ ] Introduction paragraph (250 words)
- [ ] Method (Unit II)
- [ ] Participants or subjects
- [ ] Instruments
- [ ] Design, procedure, and data analysis
- [ ] Results (Unit III)
- [ ] Tables and figures
- [ ] Statistical presentation
- [ ] Effect size and strength of relationship
- [ ] Discussion (Unit III)
- Evaluate and interpret implications by comparing and contrasting to the literature review
- [ ] Levels of analysis
- [ ] Application and synthesis
- [ ] Conclusion paragraph
- [ ] Restate and reword thesis statement.
- [ ] State significance, relevance, or big idea of overall thesis.
- [ ] Closing statement or famous quote
- [ ] References (Unit I)
- [ ] Appendix (Unit II)