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FATt. How FATt Are Your Thesis Statements?. FATt. F = FOCUS A = AUTHOR REFERENCE T = TITLE REFERENCE t = TEXT TYPE REFERENCE (book, article, excerpt, etc.). FATt. EXAMPLE #1:
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FATt • How FATtAre Your Thesis Statements?
FATt • F = FOCUS • A = AUTHOR REFERENCE • T = TITLE REFERENCE • t = TEXT TYPE REFERENCE (book, article, excerpt, etc.)
FATt • EXAMPLE #1: • In the book, The Egalitarian Error, by Margaret Mead, she explains how “the concept of success is a source of confusion.”
FATt • EXAMPLE #2: • John Hurst’s editorial “When the Juvenile System Becomes a Cure That Kills,” explores the failures of the juvenile system through the eyes of a young, disturbed girl.
FATt • EXAMPLE #3: • “When the Juvenile System Becomes a Cure That Kills,” is an editorial written by John Hurst that conveys one girl’s story about how the harsh rules in a juvenile system result in suicide.
FATt • What do these thesis statements have in common?