ENTRY 9: THESIS STATEMENT

THESIS STATEMENT

HOW TO WRITE AN A THESIS STATEMENT

• WHAT IS A THESIS STATEMENT? 

1.  It's the single, specific claim that your essay supports.
2.  It includes a topic, a precise opinion, and reasoning.

• PARTS OF A THESIS STATEMENT: three main parts:

1. The subject: the topic of your essay.
2. The precise opinion: the opinion of your essay.
3. The blueprint of reasons: where you show your reader how you plan to argue and prove your opinion.

• WHEN YOU ARE COMPOSING THESIS STATEMENTS, YOU NEED TO KNOW THE FOLLOWING:

• YOUR TOPIC: what your paper will deal with.
• YOUR CLAIM: what you think about the topic.
• REASONS THAT SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM: 3 points

1. Points at the beginning of the thesis statement.
2. Points at the end of the thesis statement.
3. Points listed in the sentence after the thesis statement.

      (You can also have a thesis with no points listed)

      SOURCES:

      WEBSITE: U-Tube:

      Nawal-Nadel- French: How to write an A thesis statement.

      Chris Heafner. Thesis statements-How to construct and compose (a review)