Findings vs. Thesis Statements

"The observable phenomenon exists"

• In Serious Games: Moroccan immigrant girls exhibit a high rate of code-switching during pretend play in order to navigate varying social contexts

Going Beyond

• Through narrative emplotment, in-character dialogue, and running metacommentary during pretend play, Moroccan immigrant girls become active agents in their own socialization into communicative practices and socio-cultural norms,internalizing and reinforcing gendered identities and socioeconomic hierarchies.

Fact vs. Claim

• Statement of fact: Smoking can cause health problems
• Thesis statement: Smoking should be banned on college campuses.

Fact vs. Claim

• Statement of fact: Foul language is common in movies
• Thesis statement: The amount of foul language in movies is disproportionate to the amount of foul language in real life.

Fact vs. Claim

• Statement of fact: Language can be used to elicit emotion
• Thesis Statement: Curse words in any language have a unique symbolic significance because they are not only symbols of emotion but are in themselves an emotional response, often of anger or frustration.