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Mini-Lesson/ Review: Thesis Statements

Mini-Lesson/ Review: Thesis Statements. What is a thesis statement? Definition: a clear, concise statement of the position you will defend in your paper. The thesis sentence should take a firm stance on a debatable issue, not summarize information.

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Mini-Lesson/ Review: Thesis Statements

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  1. Mini-Lesson/ Review: Thesis Statements What is a thesis statement? Definition: a clear, concise statement of the position you will defend in your paper. • The thesis sentence should take a firm stance on a debatable issue, not summarize information. • Your thesis should also be narrow and specific so as to avoid ambiguity, and it should be an assertion that matters.

  2. Mini-Lesson: Thesis Statements cont. Three qualities of a good thesis statement: • Debatable • Narrow • Important

  3. 1. Debatable: your thesis needs to be claim other people might reasonably dispute. It also needs to take a clear and firm stand on an issue. Poor Examples: There are some negative and positive aspects about being really wealthy. Drugs are bad for a person’s happiness. Better Examples: Excessive wealth is not essential for happiness and it has the potential to cause some unhappiness. Drugs themselves do not result in unhappiness, but abusing them does.

  4. 2. Narrow: your thesis needs to be specific, and it needs to state a claim you can adequately defend in the space you are allotted. Poor Examples: Unhappiness has many causes and effects. Technology is bad for society in the long run. Better Examples: The lack of close, meaningful relationships is one cause of unhappiness. Social networking sites have the potential to create the same quality of happiness that physical forms of gathering do.

  5. 3. Important: your thesis needs to express a claim people care about, and one that you care about as well. It must pass the “so what?” question. Poor Examples: Constant text messaging changes the way people think. Being well educated is part of being happy along with many other things. Better Examples: Constant text messaging diminishes our ability to express ourselves clearly and accurately, which is one important aspect of a happy life. The use of illegal drugs to alter one’s mental states is never a healthy way to achieve long-lasting happiness in life.

  6. Now, review everything you’ve written/discussed up until this point in the unit. • Then, make some decisions about what your central argument will be and develop your thesis statement... Generating your thesis... EX.

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