Writing Thesis Statements Lesson and Practice

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below. Identify the thesis in this thesis statement.

While it's true that the person you are inside is what's most important, you should take care of your appearance because it will increase your confidence, it shows respect to others, and it will give you opportunities you might not otherwise have.

• you should take care of your appearance

• While it's true that the person you are inside is what's most important,

• because it will increase your confidence, it shows respect to others, and it will give you opportunities you might not otherwise have.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below. Identify the concession in this thesis statement.

While it's true that the person you are inside is what's most important, you should take care of your appearance because it will increase your confidence, it shows respect to others, and it will give you opportunities you might not otherwise have.

• you should take care of your appearance

• While it's true that the person you are inside is what's most important,

• because it will increase your confidence, it shows respect to others, and it will give you opportunities you might not otherwise have.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below. Identify the reasons in this thesis statement.

While it's true that the person you are inside is what's most important, you should take care of your appearance because it will increase your confidence, it shows respect to others, and it will give you opportunities you might not otherwise have.

• you should take care of your appearance

• While it's true that the person you are inside is what's most important,

• because it will increase your confidence, it shows respect to others, and it will give you opportunities you might not otherwise have.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below. Identify the reasons in this thesis statement.

Despite the fact that buying locally grown food can be inconvenient, we should make every effort to "eat local" because it's better for our health, it supports our local community, and it benefits the environment.

• Despite the fact that buying locally grown food can be inconvenient,

• because it's better for our health, it supports our local community, and it benefits the environment.

• we should make every effort to "eat local"

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below. Identify the concession in this thesis statement.

Despite the fact that buying locally grown food can be inconvenient, we should make every effort to "eat local" because it's better for our health, it supports our local community, and it benefits the environment.

• Despite the fact that buying locally grown food can be inconvenient,

• because it's better for our health, it supports our local community, and it benefits the environment.

• we should make every effort to "eat local"

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below. Identify the thesis in this thesis statement.

Despite the fact that buying locally grown food can be inconvenient, we should make every effort to "eat local" because it's better for our health, it supports our local community, and it benefits the environment.

• Despite the fact that buying locally grown food can be inconvenient,

• because it's better for our health, it supports our local community, and it benefits the environment.

• we should make every effort to "eat local"

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below. Identify the thesis in this thesis statement.

Even though serious behavior problems need serious consequences, schools should not suspend students; this practice creates academic problems, it leads to further disciplinary issues, and to some students, it can feel more like a reward than a punishment.

• Even though serious behavior problems need serious consequences,

• schools should not suspend students,

• ;this practice creates academic problems, it leads to further disciplinary issues, and to some students, it can feel more like a reward than a punishment.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below. Identify the concession in this thesis statement.

Even though serious behavior problems need serious consequences, schools should not suspend students; this practice creates academic problems, it leads to further disciplinary issues, and to some students, it can feel more like a reward than a punishment.

• Even though serious behavior problems need serious consequences,

• schools should not suspend students,

• ;this practice creates academic problems, it leads to further disciplinary issues, and to some students, it can feel more like a reward than a punishment.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence below. Identify the reasons in this thesis statement.

Even though serious behavior problems need serious consequences, schools should not suspend students; this practice creates academic problems, it leads to further disciplinary issues, and to some students, it can feel more like a reward than a punishment.

• Even though serious behavior problems need serious consequences,

• schools should not suspend students,

• ;this practice creates academic problems, it leads to further disciplinary issues, and to some students, it can feel more like a reward than a punishment.

Now It's Your Turn

Using the concession-thesis-reasons style, write the full thesis statement for your essay.

Now move to your Essay Planner under "February 21, 2024" and transfer your thesis statement and two points to that chart. To see an example of this for another essay, look at Essay 1, Draft 1, and the Essay Planner for that draft. Notice that the three points aren't previewed in the thesis statement box on the planner, but they are included in the first paragraph of the essay.