Advanced ELA Thesis Statement Lesson

Advanced ELA Thesis Statement Lesson

By Mr Bell-7

Open Ended

In your opinion, what is a thesis statement?

Multiple Choice

True or False.

The thesis statement sums up the main point of your paper and showcases your position on the topic.

• True

• False

​What is a thesis statement?

The thesis statement sums up the main point of your paper.

It can be 1 or 2 sentences long.

It appears at the end of your introduction. ​

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What is a thesis statement?

Once you have established a thesis statement, you can keep it in mind throughtout the writing process.

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This will prevent going off-task or getting off topic. ​

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Parts of a Thesis Statement:

You only need simple ingredients to cook up a great thesis statement.

1. Topic/Writing Prompt

​2. Position/Answer...

3. Evidence​

Subject | Subject

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​All thesis statements must contain a subject, claim and 3 supporting details.

1. Subject: Tells the reader what the essay is about. This is the topic of your essay.

2. Claim: Tells the reader your attitude, opinion, point or position about the topic. The claim often tells the reader whether you agree or disagree with a topic.

3. 3 supporting details: Specific points or areas you will discuss to support your claim.

Things to Remember....

Mention the main topic of your paper.

Take a position and state your argument.

Summarize the evidence you'll use to support your argument.

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Steps to Writing a Thesis:

Step 1: Form a question about your topic/ re-examine the given writing prompt.

Subject | Subject

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Steps to Writing a Thesis:

Step 2: List your reason(s) to support your position on the topic.

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For example: What are some of the reasons you selected that flavor as the best kind of ice cream? ​

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Steps to writing a Thesis

Step 3: Putting it all together!

We need to take the information from Step 1 and Step 2 and combine!

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Example Thesis Statement: ​

Example Thesis 2: Junk food in schools should be prohibited because it causes health problems, experts and doctors recommend it and students need to eat healthy foods.

Subject: Junk food in schools

Claim: should be prohibited

3 supporting details: health problems, experts and doctors recommend it and students need to eat healthy foods.

Note: Although all thesis statements must contain a subject, claim and 3 supporting details, these elements do not have to come in that order. 

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Example Explained:

Example: Because junk food is cheaper, students should have options and parents might raise objections, schools should not prohibit junk food.

This example has the 3 supporting points first: junk food is cheaper, students should have options and parents might raise objections

Then the subject: schools and junk food.

Then the claim: schools should not prohibit junk food.

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