Thesis Statements

What is the purpose of a thesis statement?

• 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

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CCSS.W.9-10.2A

What is a thesis statement?

• an adverisement

• a summary

• A one sentence statement that a writer wants to prove in an essay or speech.

• a sentence giving the main idea.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

The thesis statement should include your opinion on the on the points your are analyzing.

• True
• False

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CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

What three items make up a thesis statement?

• claim (what you believe), a conjunction, and direction (reasons)

• topic sentence, introduction, and conclusion

• introduction, body, and conclusion

• reason 1, reason 2, and reason 3

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CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1C

What is the purpose of the thesis?

• To remind your reader what your paper is about
• To state your opinion or claim and prove it
• To hook the reader's attention
• To use vocabulary words

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

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.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

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.9-10.1A

What is an advertisement?

• A sentence that states a claim and gives reasons in an argument or piece of writing

• a notice or announcement promoting a product, service, or event.

• Words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together.

• to favor or appear to favor both of two opposite side

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is a conjuction?

• to favor or appear to favor both of two opposite side.

• a matter dealt with in a text, discourse, or conversation; a subject

• words that link other words, phrases, or clauses together.

• uncertain or unclear character or meaning.

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.4