Thesis Statements

What does the thesis statement do?

• Clearly responds to the prompt

• Hooks the reader's attention

• Asks the reader a question to ponder

• Gives background and details about the text

The thesis statement is. . .

• The hook for your essay

• The most interesting part of your essay

• The roadmap for your essay

• A good way to end your essay.

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CCSS.W.7.2A

CCSS.W.7.1A

You can think of the thesis as. . .

• The arms and legs of your essay

• The fingers of your essay

• The heart of your essay

• The evil witch of your essay

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CCSS.W.7.2A

How long should your thesis statement be?

• As long as it takes

• At least 2 sentences

• 1 or 2 sentences

• Exactly 1 sentence

Where does the thesis statement go?

• The very first sentence of your essay

• The last sentence of the introduction

• The very last sentence of the essay

• In the middle of the introduction

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CCSS.W.7.2A

How should you begin your thesis statement?

• With words from the prompt

• With a hook

• With at least 3 adjectives to describe the topic

• With a quote from the book

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CCSS.W.7.2A

What else should you include in your thesis statement?

• A detailed summary of the novel you are discussing

• List the 3 main points that you will make in your 3 body paragraphs

• A quote from the text you are discussing

• A hook

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CCSS.W.7.2A

CCSS.W.7.2B

Which of the following is NOT true about a thesis statement?

• It goes at the end of your introduction

• It should use words from the prompt

• It should list the 3 main points from your 3 body paragraphs.

• It should be a couple sentences long.

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CCSS.W.7.2A

The 3 main points from your thesis should match. . .

• The first three sentences from your intro

• The 3 body paragraphs

• The three sentences in your conclusion

• The three main parts of the novel

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CCSS.W.7.2A

CCSS.W.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.4

CCSS.W.7.1E

Which one is a proper thesis statement?

• This essay is going to be about the way Jonas changed in The Giver.

• In the novel The Giver, Jonas changes by becoming braver, selfless, and more mature.

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CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.4