Work
[A one-line claim your work exists to test or prove]
[A sentence framing what's below — a thesis or capstone, the fieldwork/evidence behind it, current coursework, and any honors or awards.]
[Thesis / capstone / major project] · [in progress or completed]
[Full title of your thesis, capstone, or flagship project]
The argument. [State your central claim plainly, the way you'd state it to someone outside your field — one or two sentences, no jargon.]
Who it's for. [Who benefits from this work or who it's written for — a gap in the field, an audience beyond academics, a real decision it could inform.]
Structure
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[Section or chapter #1]
[What this part covers and what it establishes.]
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[Section or chapter #2]
[What this part covers and what it establishes.]
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[Section or chapter #3]
[What this part covers and what it establishes.]
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[Section or chapter #4]
[What this part covers and what it establishes.]
[Fieldwork / research / case study]
[Title of this specific study or project]
[A sentence or two on the method — what you looked at, where, and how, the way Gabriel describes surveying school staff and observing store environments.]
- [A striking number or finding.] [One sentence unpacking what it means.]
- [A second finding.] [One sentence unpacking what it means.]
- [A third finding.] [One sentence unpacking what it means.]
- [A fourth finding, if you have one.] [One sentence unpacking what it means.]
Why it matters theoretically
[A paragraph connecting your findings to a theory, framework, or body of literature you're drawing on — the concept that explains why this pattern happens.]
[Optional second paragraph — a complication, limitation, or a way your findings push back against a common assumption in the field.]
Current coursework & projects
What I'm reading and writing now
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[Term / Year]
[Course name — course code]
[What the course covers and what the final deliverable is.]
Relevance: [How this connects back to your bigger thesis or argument.]
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[Term / Year]
[Course, project, or program name]
[Description and deliverable.]
Key detail: [A specific person, dataset, or moment that made this work real rather than abstract.]
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Current
[Internship, job, or ongoing commitment]
[What you're building the case for or working toward there.]
Working from: [Specific sources, frameworks, or data you're pulling from.]
Academic honors & awards
Recognition
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[Date]
[Award or honor name]
[What it was for, and any detail that makes it concrete — a percentile, a selection process, a jury.]
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[Date]
[Award or honor name]
[Description, and your specific role if it was a team effort.]
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[Date]
[Award or honor name]
[Description.]
Academic inquiries
[A line about what kind of contact you welcome — drafts, collaboration, questions about your research.]