Introductions & Thesis Statements

Which is not part of the introduction?

• A thesis statement

• A hook

• A topic sentence

• Background information

What can you use as your hook?

• a shocking statistics

• a story

• a quote

• a question

• all of these

Your thesis statement:

• is research

• is a fact

• is a question

• states your position/argument on a topic

How long should a thesis statement be?

• One sentence

• 2 sentences

• as long as I want it to be

• What is a thesis statement?

A thesis statement is a map of your entire essay.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which one is an example of a thesis statement?

• Do you ever wonder about how early man developed tools?

• “It was all because of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather!”

  (Sachar, 2012, p. 12)

• Everyone should have a pet dog because they provide emotional support and can protect their owners.

• Cryptocurrency is a type of money.

What is the position/argument in this thesis statement?

Provinces should ban cell phones while driving because they are a distraction and cause many accidents.

• Provinces should ban cell phones while driving

• they are a distraction and cause many accidents

• cell phones while driving

What are the controlling ideas in this thesis statement?

Governments should implement bans on plastic not only to prevent pollution but also to protect our wildlife.

• Governments should implement bans on plastic

• bans on plastic

• not only to prevent pollution but also to protect our wildlife

 Pick the STRONGER thesis statement

• Cryptocurrency is a bad for the environment.

• Cryptocurrency has many negative impacts such as being bad for the environment and being a source of criminal activity.

Pick the STRONGER thesis statement.

• Schools should give less homework to students because it would reduce pressure on kids and give them more time for extracurricular activities.

• Homework is good for students because it helps them.