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Thesis Maker: Three Steps to a Strong Thesis Statement

Thesis Maker: Three Steps to a Strong Thesis Statement . A Tutorial for the Students of Mount Vernon High School by Mr. Tuel, Librarian. Step 1. Choose your topic. Do some reading/study about it. (Depending on the class/teacher, your topic may be chosen for you.). Step 2.

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Thesis Maker: Three Steps to a Strong Thesis Statement

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  1. Thesis Maker:Three Steps to a Strong Thesis Statement A Tutorial for the Students of Mount Vernon High School by Mr. Tuel, Librarian

  2. Step 1 • Choose your topic. • Do some reading/study about it. • (Depending on the class/teacher, your topic may be chosen for you.)

  3. Step 2 • Choose your focus. • This limits the information you will present about your topic. • The focus will also identify the approach you will take toward your topic: informational/expository or argumentative/persuasive.

  4. Step 3 • Write your thesis statement, a single sentence that • Identifies the topic and focus of your paper • States the main idea/argument of your paper • Controls the content and direction of your paper • Think of your thesis as an umbrella under which all of your paper will be covered.

  5. Example 1 • TOPIC: The Vietnam War • FOCUS: Rationale (reason for the war) • THESIS: The United States fought the Vietnam War in order to stop the spread of communism in Indochina.

  6. Example 2 • TOPIC: Jim Crow laws • FOCUS: Effects of • THESIS: “Jim Crow” laws, enacted by many Southern legislatures between 1877 and the early 1950s, mandated segregation of blacks and whites and impacted public transportation, schools, and many businesses.

  7. Example 3 • TOPIC: The impact of the individual in history • FOCUS: The murder of Emmett Till • THESIS: The gruesome and vicious murder of fourteen-year-old Emmett Till in the Deep South in 1955 for his supposed whistling at a white woman captured the attention of the nation and helped to ignite the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.

  8. Example 4 • TOPIC: The rise of jazz • FOCUS: Breaking down racial barriers • THESIS: The rise of jazz during the Harlem Renaissance helped to break down barriers between blacks and whites in the entertainment world of the 1920s.

  9. Example 5 • TOPIC: The Chinese Cultural Revolution • FOCUS: Attack on traditional Chinese values • THESIS: During the Chinese Cultural Revolution of the mid-twentieth century, traditional Chinese values such as the honoring of one’s elders and teachers were overturned, paving the way for the advancement of communism.

  10. Example 6 • TOPIC: Revolution in the Arab World (the “Arab Spring”) • FOCUS: United States’ response • THESIS: The interests of the United States are best served by the adoption of a neutral stance toward and no military intervention in the recent uprisings in several key Arab states such as Egypt and Libya.

  11. Your Turn • On your own paper, write the following: • Your TOPIC: • Your FOCUS: • Your THESIS:

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