【吐血推荐 绝经典 独家资料】Writing A Thesis Statement.pptVIP

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 environment