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Page 1: Thesis Writing A good thesis is essential to a well written analytical or persuasive essay!

Thesis WritingA good thesis is essential to a well written analytical or persuasive essay!

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Objectives Students will understand the

basic principles of writing a good THESIS statement.

Students will write a preliminary THESIS statement.

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Where are you going????

General – We are headed South.

More Specific – We are going to Florida.

Thesis – We are going to Disney World!

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The Blueprint

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Define your thesisA thesis statement is an

(somewhere in 1st paragraph) sentence that clearly and specifically identifies the purpose of your paper and identifies the main ideas.

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Listen to Mr. Henry…

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ActivityOn the scratch paper provided please write down what you think your preliminary thesis statement will be!

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4 componentsIt must be clearly defined!

…relatively high on the orders of knowledge!

…adequately focused!…well supported!

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Without it you will be…

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FOCUS!

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Focus cont.

A good thesis narrows your topic to an idea that you can successfully develop within the framework of your essay.

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ExamplesTOPIC – Health hazards

THESIS – The average American is exposed to many health hazards.

Problem????

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More focused…NEW THESIS – The Constitution of the United States should be amended to prohibit the production and sale of alcohol.

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Support…

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Support your thesis!!

Everything in the paper should lead back to the thesis.

Use persuasive arguments and writing.

Use FACTS to back up your arguments!

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High order of knowledge

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Knowledge cont.

Your paper needs to be more than a statement of fact.

Who cares??? Draw

conclusions from your research!

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COMFORT

You may feel comfortable setting up your thesis with 3 subtopics so you can relate it to a 5 paragraph essay…

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Example

Fidel Castro’s Communist Revolution has decimated the Cuban economy because it has (1)limited imports, (2)curtailed tourism, and (3)placed a heavy emphasis on agricultural production.

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GUESS WHAT?

Your THESIS does NOT have to have 3 specific subtopics!

It can have 1 or even 2 subtopics but then your entire paper must be on those 1 or 2 subtopics!

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Be Original!

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Preliminary Thesis Your preliminary thesis with

rough outline is due on my desk TOMORROW 2/25!

It must be typed! With your name on it!

If it is NOT acceptable it MUST be resubmitted until it is acceptable.

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Never say …While your

topic may not change - your perspective may change with research!

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OLD “PRELIMINARY” THESIS

Aids in Sub Saharan Africa will continue to devastate the region because of corrupt African governments, a lack of international concern, and insufficient public education.

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After further review…

What has changed? Aids in Botswana will be eradicated

within the next 25 years because of strong central planning and a unique partnership between the national government and assistance from international agencies.

Did I “really” change my topic?

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Don’t!!

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GIT-R-DONE!

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Finally

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Objectives Students will understand the basic

principles of writing a good THESIS statement.

Students will write a preliminary THESIS statement.