Thesis or Topic

I would like to visit Colorado, because many of my friends live there, the mountains are beautiful, and the weather is nice.

• Thesis Statement

• Topic Sentence

The mountains in Colorado are beautiful in the fall.

• Thesis Statement

• Topic Sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

It's important for elementary students to learn how to read, so that they are prepared for secondary school.

• Thesis Statement

• Topic Sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

If I designed a neighborhood for the future, I would want to include affordable houses, big parks for kids to play, and vegetable gardens.

• Thesis Statement

• Topic Sentence

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

What is the main idea of an essay called?

• opinion

• fact

• thesis statement

• introduction

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

Technology is a productive tool because it helps connect people and expands people's scope of knowledge.

• This is a strong thesis statement.

• This is NOT a strong thesis statement.

I do not enjoy public speaking, because I become anxious, I don't like being the center of attention, and I forget what I was going to say.

• Thesis Statement

• Topic Sentence