Thesis Statements

A thesis statement is generally

• one paragraph

• one sentence

• two or three sentences

• as long as you want

A thesis statement must respond to or answer the

• prompt

• thesis

• introduction

• main ideas

Your thesis should be _________________ throughout the essay.

• proven

• supported

• focused

• hilarious

The main ideas of your thesis statement will be restated as

• supporting details

• quotes with cited sources

• topic sentences

• thesis statements

Thesis statements are

• optional

• random

• the focus of the essay

• always true