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Thesis Statements

A Thesis Statement Should:. argue a position, or outline information.When composing your thesis sentence:make sure your thesis reflects the full scope of your argument. avoid using a thesis that is too broad or too narrow argue as conceptually rich a position as you can support. Ask yourself Ho

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Thesis Statements

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    1. Thesis Statements Mr. Marquez

    2. A Thesis Statement Should: argue a position, or outline information. When composing your thesis sentence: make sure your thesis reflects the full scope of your argument. avoid using a thesis that is too broad or too narrow argue as conceptually rich a position as you can support. Ask yourself How? and Why? questions to deepen your thesis and make sure you’re on the right track. make sure your reader can easily identify your thesis sentence. do not just reword the teacher's question; claim your own position.

    3. Two Types Let’s focus on two simple types of thesis statements – the outline and the position Outline This type of thesis statement should give a list of what topics will show up in your paper. For example….

    4. OUTLINE “The Ransom of Red Chief,” a short story by O. Henry, is about two bumbling criminals who decide to kidnap a young boy in order to collect a ransom. What they don’t know is that this might be the biggest mistake they’ve ever made. There are two versions of this story, though: the text by O. Henry, and a short film, by Tony Bill. Though they cover the same basic story about the ironic outcome of ‘the perfect crime,’ both versions have large differences. We don’t notice these differences until we look at the characters, the plot, and the conflict.

    5. The Other Type POSITION The thesis statement that takes a position is the one that tells your opinion about a topic. This one doesn’t list anything – it tells me what you think.

    6. POSITION “The Ransom of Red Chief,” a short story by O. Henry, is about two bumbling criminals who decide to kidnap a young boy in order to collect a ransom. What they don’t know is that this might be the biggest mistake they’ve ever made. There are two versions of this story, though: the text by O. Henry, and a short film, by Tony Bill. Though they cover the same basic story about the ironic outcome of ‘the perfect crime,’ both versions have large differences. People often say the book is better than the movie, and in this case they’re right – the short story is far better than the movie.

    7. OR…you could do both

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