MFA-IA portfolio - on to the introduction

So, I mentioned many other resources that talk to you about introductions to a thesis.

Here is another I found that I like

USA term papers

I like that it talks about:

Give reasons of your particular topic selection

List your sources of research

Give argument which you will discuss further in your art thesis paper

I have been saying that being in graduate school is all about defending your art. O.k. this site says "persuading others" or "academic argument." That is the problem with graduate study. I don't want to argue anything I want to create art and explore. Guess "persuasion" sounds more civil than defend.

this page from The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill talks about writing a thesis statement "After a brief introduction of your topic, you state your point of view on the topic directly and often in one sentence. This sentence is the thesis statement, and it serves as a summary of the argument you'll make in the rest of your paper."

Going back to the paper on How to Write Your Thesis from Columbia University to pull together my introduction

As my advisor says 1 could be changed to why interdisciplinary art?

2 could be about what brought you to this practice.

ok. I know all of this probably doesn't make any sense, but keep reading it and writing until something becomes cohesive.