Writing Thesis Statements

To be a pretty sentence

To be a sentence in your introduction

To introduce your paper to the reader

To explain what your essay will be about

use lots of big words.

be sure to state your position clearly.

just restate the prompt.

provide instructions for how to read your essay.

Facts

Picking a side

Using "I" or "me" or "my"

first paragraph

anywhere in the essay

last paragraph

the first sentence of every paragraph

opinion

statistics

thesis statement

counterargument

introduction

thesis statement

conclusion

evidence

This is a strong thesis statement.

This is NOT a strong thesis statement.

opinion

fact

thesis statement

introduction

ask a question

give two reasons

state your opinion

be short and to the point

say, "This paper will be about"

have reasons to support the claim