1. Developing Thesis Statement
1.1. A thesis statement is a sentence or more than one that reveals your message's main point
1.2. Thesis not just an idea
1.3. Based from research
1.4. Question that can help u to make strong thesis statement
1.4.1. 1.What is your topic?
1.4.2. 2.What is your stance? (Be sure to state this as a complete sentence.)
1.4.3. 3.Why do you believe this? (State your reasons in a because clause.)
1.4.4. 4. Why would someone disagree with this? (State the opposition in an although clause.)
1.5. Grouping into one statement
1.5.1. 1. Although…, +
1.5.2. 2. stance +
1.5.3. 3. because…
2. Brief Guide to Writing Thesis Statements
2.1. 1. thesis statement is a short statement that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay
2.2. 2. Thesis statement should be an argument.
2.3. 3. It has to be reasonably complex and concentrated.
2.4. 4. A thesis statement should be at the end of the first paragraph of an essay.
2.5. 5. A thesis is a lot like a conclusion
2.6. Ideas to get you going on your thesis
2.6.1. 1. Ask a friend’s advice.
2.6.2. 2. Find the part that interested you the most.
2.6.3. 3. Speaking of interesting things
2.6.4. 4. Write a letter to your readers. Explain your topic, and tell them why they should care.
2.6.5. 5. Write out everything related to your topic that you can think of.
3. Write Thesis Statement
3.1. Type Of Essay
3.1.1. 1. Analytical essay
3.1.2. 2. Expository (explanatory) paper
3.1.3. 3. Cause/effect essay
3.1.4. 4. Compare/contrast essay
3.1.5. 5. Argumentative (position) paper
3.2. Good Thesis Statement
3.2.1. 1. Direct (focussed)
3.2.2. 2. Limited in scope
3.2.3. 3. Arguable
3.2.4. 4. Supportable
3.3. Should Not
3.3.1. 1.Be simply an observation
3.3.2. 2.Be the title. E.g.: “Vancouver traffic problems”
3.3.3. 3.Ask a question. E.g.: “What do you think about Vancouver’s traffic?”
3.4. Steps to make it
3.4.1. 1. Formulate a question that your essay will answer.
3.4.2. 2. Point form answers to your question.
3.4.3. 3. Combine Steps 1 & 2