Thesis Statement

This sentence begins each body paragraph

• Topic Sentence
• Thesis Statement 

The thesis statement is usually

• debatable 
• not debatable
• true
• none of these

A thesis statement is always present in the first paragraph of a text. 

• True
• False

A Thesis Statement is not always present. It can be implied. 

• True 
• False

A good way to determine the Thesis of a text is to 

• Read it while taking extensive notes to determine the main idea of the essay. 
• Scan the first 1/4 of the text and find the main idea of the introduction.
• Choose the sentence that has the greatest emotional impact on you. 
• Read the text without taking notes, and write a 1-2 sentence summary. Then look for a sentence or passage that closely matches your summary

A thesis statement is supported by

• factual claims
• statistics 
• supporting details 
• expert opinions

A thesis statement is

• An introductory sentence 
• A summary of your main point
• A topic sentence
• A restatement of your main point

The thesis statement helps the reader

• understand the essay's point
• understand the writer's argument 
• see what's coming ahead
• all of the above

All expository texts have a thesis

• True
• False

This sentence tells the reader what the whole essay will be about 

• Topic Sentence
• Thesis Statement 

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2A