Thesis Statements

What is a thesis statement?

• It is a one-sentence statement that explicitly outlines the purpose or point of your paper.

• It is the first sentence of the introduction.

• It is a transition from one body paragraph to the next.

• It is a two-sentence statement that explicitly outlines the purpose or point of your paper.

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2A

A thesis statement is generally a ______ sentence.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

Because the rest of the paper will support or back up your thesis, a thesis is placed at the ____ of the introductory paragraph.

The thesis sentence must contain an ____ point.

Name the three controls: Reality television is leading to a generation of people focused only on themselves, as evidenced by the rise of social media, memes, and selfies.

The thesis sentence must control the _____ argument.

Your thesis sentence determines what you are required to say in a paper. It also determines what you cannot say.

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

Accordingly, if one of your paragraphs seems irrelevant to your thesis you have two choices: get rid of the paragraph, or _____ your thesis.

THESIS = TOPIC + SPECIFIC ______ + 3 MAIN POINTS

A good thesis statement should _____.

• take a stand

• be opinioned-based

• express a paper's position but not the reasons

• not be used in formal writing