Thesis Statement
Post date: Apr 7, 2017 1:48:40 PM
What is a Thesis Statement?
You have heard the term thesis statement hundreds of times by the time they reach high school, yet have only a vague understanding of what one is.
A thesis statement presents your opinions or thoughts on a subject or an issue. You cannot write an essay without one.
A thesis statement must contain a subject + an opinion.
A thesis statement answers the topic question (the one you created or the one presented to you by the Teacher).
TIP: A thesis statement should never contain the following: in my opinion, I think, I believe, etc. However, it may be helpful for you to begin your thesis statement rough draft with, in my opinion, I believe, or I think to make sure they are expressing their thoughts or opinion on a specific subject or issue. When writing the final thesis statement, simply eliminate those phrases.How to Plan Your Thesis StatementBefore writing a thesis statement, the writer must be aware of his or her audience and purpose. Why is the reader reading your work?
You must begin with a topic question. If your instructor has assigned an essay question to answer, this step has been done for you. If you are doing a research paper, take time to come up with a good topic question.You must form an opinion and state it clearly. Your reader will be looking for evidence to your opinion.
Be sure you have approached your evidence fairly, without bias.
Consider both sides of a controversial issue. This makes you less opinionated.
Once you've established the topic question, a clear position, and objectivity, you're ready to write a thesis statement.
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