Informational Essay Thesis Statements

Choose the BEST thesis statement based on the prompt: Write an informational essay explaining how people deal with rejection or social isolation. Use evidence from BOTH passages to support your response.

• People deal with rejection by talking to a therapist and by surrounding themselves with people that love and support them.

• Rejection is a fear by people, which causes people to isolate from society.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Choose the BEST thesis statement based on the prompt: Write an informational essay explaining how people deal with rejection or social isolation. Use evidence from BOTH passages to support your response.

• People often fear rejection, which causes them to isolate themselves from the world.

• People deal with rejection by fitting in, standing out, or hindering someone else.

Answer explanation

The thesis statement must answer the question about how people deal with rejection and isolation.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Choose the BEST thesis statement based on the prompt: Write an informational essay explaining how people deal with rejection or social isolation. Use evidence from BOTH passages to support your response.

• If someone is struggling with rejection or isolation, they should talk to someone who can help and spend time with a loved one.

• If someone is struggling with rejection or isolation, they should try talking to someone who can help and spending time with loved ones.

Answer explanation

Be concise. What is the BEST way to say something? The try talking vs. talk - which one is more concise or to the point. However, this statement is somewhat argumentative. Be careful!

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Choose the BEST thesis statement based on the prompt: Write an informational essay explaining how people deal with rejection or social isolation. Use evidence from BOTH passages to support your response.

• People deal with rejection or social isolation by acting like someone they're not, in "the crucible," they pretend to be witches so they are not rejected and executed, and in "youtube stars stress out, just like the rest of us" they have to act as someone they're not.

• People deal with rejection or social isolation by pushing the boundaries of anxiety, refusing to hear negativity, and searching for a dopamine rush.

Answer explanation

Be concise. What is the BEST way to say something? Save the texts and evidence for the body paragraphs.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Choose the BEST thesis statement based on the prompt: Write an informational essay explaining how people deal with rejection or social isolation. Use evidence from BOTH passages to support your response.

• People have their own way of dealing with rejection such as expression their emotions, reflecting on their situation, and positively progressing with their life.

• People have different reactions to rejection some cope while other become distraught.

Answer explanation

Run-on sentence

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Choose the BEST thesis statement based on the prompt: Write an informational essay explaining how people deal with rejection or social isolation. Use evidence from BOTH passages to support your response.

• To cope with rejection, many people find that taking up new hobbies, spending more time with friends, and partaking in self care rituals help them find solace.

• To deal with rejection and/or social isolation, you need to realize there's little you can do and move on.

Answer explanation

Avoid contractions (there's) and maintain third person (change the word you)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What is wrong with the following thesis statement? As humans rejection is something we all fear, sometimes it causes us to isolate ourselves from the outside world.

• Includes a comma splice

• does not maintain third person point of view

• does not fully answer the question

• all of the above

Which of the following word(s) are not allowed in a formal essay?

• we and us

• you

• doesn't

• all of the above

Answer explanation

Maintain third person point of view and avoid contractions

Reorder the following paragraph structure

• Topic Sentence

• Commentary x2

• Concrete Detail

• Concrete Detail #2

• Commentary x2 + Concluding sentence

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

True or false? In an informational essay, your goal is to inform your reader about the topic at hand

• true

• false