Is It a Thesis

How many sentences should your thesis statement be?

• 2

• 1

• as many as it takes

• 3

After you are finished drafting your thesis statement on your planning sheet, where does it go?

• in the first sentence of the essay

• anywhere you want it

• in the last sentence of the introduction paragraph

• in my GPS

A thesis statement is...

• Something your teacher makes you write

• Your opinion about the topic in the prompt

• A sentence that you're supposed to have in your introduction

• A sentence

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

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

What is the central claim or main point of an essay?

• introduction

• thesis statement

• conclusion

• evidence

a sentence that states the purpose of an essay

• opinion

• statistics

• thesis statement

• counterargument

What three items make up a thesis statement?

• identification of topic, claim (what you believe), and direction (reasons)

• topic sentence, introduction, and conclusion

• introduction, body, and conclusion

• reason 1, reason 2, and reason 3

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