Where does the thesis statement go in the introduction

Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography
Prepare: To help with the preparation of your annotated bibliography, review the following tutorials and resources from the Ashford Writing Center:

Introduction Paragraph Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Thesis Statement tutorial (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Annotated Bibliography tutorial (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Sample Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Evaluating Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Reflect: Reflect back on the Week Two Discussion in which you shared with the class the global societal issue that you would like to further address. Explore critical insights that were shared by your peers and/or your instructor on the topic chosen and begin your search for scholarly sources with those insights in mind.

*****WEEK 2 Discussion attached

Identify two global societal issues from the following list that you would consider researching further for your Week Five Final Argumentative Essay: adult illiteracy, funding for General Education vs STEM in primary and secondary schools, minimum wage, oceans desertification, overcoming the digital divide, refugee (escaping persecution, war, or death) crises, species extinctions (modern), tax havens, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), universal statement of human rights (pick one), airport security, or wealth disparity.

Describe effective methods you used in identifying and narrowing down to just one of the two topics to further research for your final essay.
Explain three ways you can critically analyze sources to determine if they are scholarly and credible.
For one of the topics chosen, summarize information from at least two peer-reviewed journal articles from the Ashford University Library that will support your claims.
Explain why scholarly sources should be used to support your writing on the selected topic.
Download and attach a PDF copy of one of the peer-reviewed scholarly articles that you found from the Ashford University Library to your answer using the “Attach” function located below your response.