The Writing Process and Thesis Statements

How long is a thesis statement?

• One word

• One sentence

• One paragraph

• An essay

The thesis statement is also called a _____.

• topic sentence

• prewriting

• roadmap

• opinion

Honesty is the best policy because Santa, protection, and morals.

• Acceptable Thesis

• Unacceptable Thesis

Athletes deserve high salaries because they put in a lot of work and risk their lives.

• Acceptable Thesis

• Unacceptable Thesis

Some people enjoy public speaking while others do not.

• Acceptable Thesis

• Unacceptable Thesis

A problem is a chance to do your best because you can improve and learn from mistakes.

• Acceptable Thesis

• Unacceptable Thesis

Community parks, state parks, and national parks provide a variety of activities.

• Acceptable Thesis

• Unacceptable Thesis

In this step of the writing process, you are organizing your thoughts into complete sentences, but are not yet worried about spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or word choice.

• revising
• publishing
• drafting
• editing

Which step is NOT part of the writing process?

• Prewriting

• Revising

• Rushing

• Publishing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the last stage in the writing process?

• Revising

• Prewriting

• Publishing

• Drafting