Thesis Statements

What is a thesis statement?

• It is a one-sentence statement that explicitly outlines the purpose or point of your paper.

• It is the first sentence of the introduction.

• It is a transition from one body paragraph to the next.

• It is a two-sentence statement that explicitly outlines the purpose or point of your paper.

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2A

A thesis statement is generally a ______ sentence.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Because the rest of the paper will support or back up your thesis, a thesis is placed at the (a)   of the introductory paragraph.

The thesis sentence must contain an (a)   point.

Name the three controls: Reality television is leading to a generation of people focused only on themselves, as evidenced by the rise of social media, memes, and selfies.

(a)  

The thesis sentence must control the (a)   argument.

Your thesis sentence determines what you are required to say in a paper. It also determines what you cannot say.

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

Accordingly, if one of your paragraphs seems irrelevant to your thesis you have two choices: get rid of the paragraph, or (a)   your thesis.

THESIS = TOPIC + SPECIFIC (a)   + 3 MAIN POINTS

A good thesis statement should _____.

• take a stand

• be opinioned-based

• express a paper's position but not the reasons

• not be used in formal writing