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Handout Six

THE THESIS STATEMENT

OBJECTIVES

1. Understand the thesis statement in an

essay.

2. Learn about parts of the thesis statement.

3. Learn about topic and controlling idea..

4. Practice prepositional phrases.

I. Vocabulary Builder

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II. Writing Focus

a) The thesis statement

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b) Parts of a thesis statement

Topic and controlling ideas

Example:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Predictor

Example:

(4)

(5)

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Practice:

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c) More on thesis statements

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III. Structure and Mechanics

Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional phrases and commas

Example:

(6)

(7)

(8)

Practice:

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IV. Writing to Communicate

Choose one topic from exercise 5.

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Peer- review