Introduce a Topic or Thesis Statement

Which is not part of the introduction?

• A thesis statement

• A hook

• A topic sentence

• Background information

What can you use as your hook?

• a shocking statistics

• a story

• a quote

• a question

• all of these

Your thesis statement:

• is research

• is a fact

• is a question

• states your position or stance on a topic

How long should a thesis statement be?

• One sentence

• 2 sentences

• as long as I want it to be

• What is a thesis statement?

A thesis statement is a map of your entire essay.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which one is an example of a thesis statement?

• Do you ever wonder about how early man developed tools?

• “It was all because of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather!”

  (Sachar, 2012, p. 12)

• Dogs are great pets because they provide emotional support and can protect their owners.

What is the position or stance in this thesis statement?

Governments should implement bans on plastic not only to prevent pollution but also to protect our wildlife.

• Governments should implement bans on plastic

• bans on plastic

• to prevent pollution

• to protect our wildlife

What are the controlling ideas in this thesis statement?

Provinces should ban cell phones while driving because they are a distraction and cause many accidents.

• Provinces should ban cell phones

• they are a distraction and cause many accidents

• cell phones while driving

 Pick the STRONGER thesis statement

• Cryptocurrency is bad for the environment.

• Cryptocurrency has many negative impacts such as being bad for the environment and being a source of criminal activity.

Pick the STRONGER thesis statement.

• Schools should give less homework to students because it would reduce pressure on kids and give them more time for extracurricular activities.

• Basketball is more exciting to watch than soccer.