【吐血推荐 绝对经典 独家资料】Writing A Thesis Statement.ppt

Writing A Thesis Statement Ms. Carlson English What IS a Thesis Statement? In an essay A sentence that explicitly identifies The purpose of the paper OR Previews its main ideas A thesis statement Is an ASSERTION NOT A statement of fact or an observation EXAMPLE FACT or OBSERVATION: People use many lawn chemicals. THESIS: People are poisoning the environment with chemicals merely to keep their lawns clean. A thesis TAKES A STAND RATHER THAN Announces a subject EXAMPLE ANNOUNCEMENT: The thesis of this paper is the difficulty of solving our environmental problems. THESIS: Solving our environmental problems is more difficult than many environmentalists believe. A thesis Is the MAIN IDEA NOT the title A thesis Must be a COMPLETE SENTENCE that Explains in some detail What you expect to write about TITLE: Social Security and Old Age THESIS: Continuing changes in the Social Security System makes it almost impossible to plan intelligently for one’s retirement. A thesis statement Is NARROW not broad If the thesis statement is sufficiently narrow it can be fully supported BROAD: The American steel industry has many problems. NARROW: The primary problem of the American steel industry is the lack of funds to renovate outdated plants and equipment. A thesis statement Is SPECIFIC rather than vague or general. VAGUE: Hemingway’s war stories are very good. SPECIFIC: Hemingway’s stories helped create a new prose style by employing extensive dialogue, shorter sentences, and strong Anglo-Saxon words. A thesis statement Has ONE main point rather than several main points. More than one point may be too difficult for the reader to understand and the writer to support. More than one main point: Stephen Hawking’s physical disability has not prevented him from becoming a world-renowned physicist, and his book is the subject of a movie. ONE MAIN POINT: Stephen Hawking’s physical disability has not prevented him from becoming a world renowned physicist. A thesis statement Can be revised w