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Thesis Statements Establish the author’s (your) purpose To inform To persuade To teach To entertain The Thesis Continuum A great thesis is between plot summary and opinion. Too much of either is BAD! 4 most common MISTAKES Too Broad Merely Factual Announcement Too Vague Thesis Highway Thesis Highway Subtopics? Come from your HEAD Help prove your answer to the EQ Answer the “because” to your EQ answer Put it all together and what do you get? Review To decide on topics you must Review your notes Make decisions Ensure you have support Finally To write your thesis, you combine your subtopics and your answer into one parallel statement: Thesis should be 1-2 sentences Parallel in structure A road map to the rest of your paper Representative of ALL research Identify 4-5 subtopics (REASONS) should emerge from your notes. Look for things each note has in common—the “why” is helpful Label these: it becomes a research “subtopic” (first column on your notes Color code Color code your notes so you can easily identify your subtopics later. Each subtopic is a different color Road map to outline Page 17 * * You are trying to persuade the reader to agree with your point of view. Zone of Highest Interest “The Sweet Spot” Outrageous, unsupported thesis Plot-driven thesis The perfect balance of insightful textual analysis and personal opinion, a GREAT thesis creates an opportunity to use evidence from the text to arrive at a thoughtful, provocative paper. The Thesis Continuum The thesis should first answer the EQ. This is like an interstate. It will run THROUGHOUT your paper and in and out of EACH AND EVERY paragraph. You should ALWAYS be going back to how your information PROVES this assertion Every interstate has secondary highways that lead the driver to different destinations. You have to decide where you want to take your reader. These become your RESEARCH SUBTOPICS. Thesis Formula: Answer to EQ + Opinions/reasons = Thesis Example: Essential question: Should distra