Thesis Thesis StatementsStatements

Part 1:Part 1:How to Prepare Your Thesis How to Prepare Your Thesis

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When You Are Composing Thesis When You Are Composing Thesis Statements, You Need to Know the Statements, You Need to Know the

Following:Following:

Your Topic (what your paper will Your Topic (what your paper will deal with)deal with)

Your Claim (what you think Your Claim (what you think about the topic)about the topic)

Reasons that Support Your Claim Reasons that Support Your Claim (3 points that will persuade your (3 points that will persuade your readers to believe your claim) readers to believe your claim)

1.1. Your TopicYour Topic: Shopping at : Shopping at WalmartWalmart

2.2. Your ClaimYour Claim: Everyone should : Everyone should shop at Walmart.shop at Walmart.

3.3. Reasons that Support Your Reasons that Support Your ClaimClaim: :

Walmart has variety. Walmart has variety.

Walmart has a large inventory.Walmart has a large inventory.

Walmart has cheap prices.Walmart has cheap prices.

Try one on your ownTry one on your own

Topic: Myrtle BeachTopic: Myrtle Beach

Claim:___________________________Claim:___________________________

Reasons:Reasons:1)___________________________________1)___________________________________2)___________________________________2)___________________________________3)___________________________________3)___________________________________

How about This One?How about This One?

Topic: EducationTopic: Education

Claim:___________________________Claim:___________________________

Reasons:Reasons:1)___________________________________1)___________________________________2)___________________________________2)___________________________________3)___________________________________3)___________________________________

Part 2:Part 2:Turning Your Notes into a Thesis Turning Your Notes into a Thesis

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Reading RefresherReading Refresher

Thesis With Points ListedThesis With Points ListedPoints at the End of the Thesis Points at the End of the Thesis

StatementStatementPoints at the Beginning of the Points at the Beginning of the

Thesis StatementThesis StatementPoints listed in the Sentence Points listed in the Sentence

after the Thesis Statementafter the Thesis Statement

NOTE: You can also have a thesis NOTE: You can also have a thesis with no points listed, but we with no points listed, but we won’t use those this semester.won’t use those this semester.

Your TopicYour Topic: Shopping at Walmart: Shopping at WalmartYour ClaimYour Claim: Everyone should shop at Walmart: Everyone should shop at WalmartReasons that Support Your ClaimReasons that Support Your Claim: :

1) Walmart has variety. 2)Walmart 1) Walmart has variety. 2)Walmart has a large inventory. 3) Walmart has has a large inventory. 3) Walmart has cheap prices.cheap prices.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Points Listed at the End of the StatementPoints Listed at the End of the Statement

Everyone should shop at Walmart because they Everyone should shop at Walmart because they have variety, a large inventory and cheap have variety, a large inventory and cheap

prices.prices.

Points Listed at the Beginning of the StatementPoints Listed at the Beginning of the Statement

The variety, large inventory and cheap prices at The variety, large inventory and cheap prices at Walmart are why everyone should shop there.Walmart are why everyone should shop there.

Points Listed in the Next SentencePoints Listed in the Next Sentence

Everyone should shop at Walmart. They have Everyone should shop at Walmart. They have variety, a large inventory and cheap prices.variety, a large inventory and cheap prices.

Now Try Writing All Three Now Try Writing All Three Types with the Info You HaveTypes with the Info You Have

Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach1)1) Points Listed at the End of the Points Listed at the End of the

StatementStatement

2)2) Points Listed at the Beginning of Points Listed at the Beginning of the Statementthe Statement

3)3) Points Listed in the Next SentencePoints Listed in the Next Sentence

Turn the One You Wrote on Turn the One You Wrote on Education into Each of the Education into Each of the

Three Types of Thesis Three Types of Thesis StatementsStatements

1)1) Points Listed at the End of the Points Listed at the End of the StatementStatement

2)2) Points Listed at the Beginning of Points Listed at the Beginning of the Statementthe Statement

3)3) Points Listed in the Next SentencePoints Listed in the Next Sentence