Controlling Thesis

What is the controlling idea of the article? Support your answer with evidence from the article that is different than your answer above.

The controlling idea of a nonfiction text needs to always be supported with...

• supporting details

• reliable authors

• the reader's opinion

• concluding sentences

Standard dress should be required as it offers a sense of stability to focus on the academic priorities of the school.

• Controlling Idea

• Thesis

• both

Where is the thesis statement located?

• The first sentence of your essay.

• At the end of the introduction paragraph.

• A separate sentence after the introduction.

• Under the title.

a sentence that states the purpose of an essay

• opinion

• statistics

• thesis statement

• counterargument

What is the central claim or main point of an essay?

• introduction

• thesis statement

• conclusion

• evidence

In academic writing, which component of an essay serves as a comprehensive assertion that encapsulates the central argument and guides the direction of the discourse?

• Hypothesis

• Statistical Analysis

• Thesis Statement

• Literature Review

Explain the steps to identifying the Controlling Idea.

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Technology offers the ability to enhance our daily lives in primarily positive ways.

• Controlling Idea

• Thesis

• Both

What is the primary function of a controlling thesis in an essay?

• To summarize the entire essay

• To present the main argument or point

• To provide background information

• To list all supporting details