Dear All,
I've collected a set of YouTube tutorials and exercises to help you understand better the features of a good thesis statement and practise writing them
A. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hjAk8JI0IY
B. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TotaRoYh60Y
C. Developing a strong thesis statement:
https://mlpp.pressbooks.pub/writingsuccess/chapter/9-1-developing-a-strong-clear-thesis-statement/
D. More on writing good thesis statements: https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/thesis-statements/
E. http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/thesisexercise.html
F. http://blog.wilmu.edu/writing/category/writing/thesis-statements/exercises-thesis-statements/
G. https://www.csun.edu/~bashforth/098_PDF/ME3_Argument/Thesis/05Sep04ThesisStatementWannabes.pdf
I've collected a set of YouTube tutorials and exercises to help you understand better the features of a good thesis statement and practise writing them
A. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hjAk8JI0IY
B. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TotaRoYh60Y
C. Developing a strong thesis statement:
https://mlpp.pressbooks.pub/writingsuccess/chapter/9-1-developing-a-strong-clear-thesis-statement/
D. More on writing good thesis statements: https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/thesis-statements/
E. http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/thesisexercise.html
F. http://blog.wilmu.edu/writing/category/writing/thesis-statements/exercises-thesis-statements/
G. https://www.csun.edu/~bashforth/098_PDF/ME3_Argument/Thesis/05Sep04ThesisStatementWannabes.pdf
The thesis statement has 3 functions:
ReplyDeletea) explains what you are going to write about in the most general way
b) specifies the order in which the points you are making will be discussed
c) expresses your attitude to the issue you are discussing
Things to help you do it is answering the questions:
ReplyDeleteDoes my thesis have a claim and support?
Is the claim original?
Is it organised clearly?
Dear All,
ReplyDeletecomplete exercise G:there are 2 parts in it; in the first part you need to explain what makes each ThSt-t problematic; in the second part you need to identify the ThSt-ts that are not successful and rewrite them.
Suggest your version of the thesis statement:
ReplyDelete“The cost of a college education is rising sharply.”
Revise the following thesis statement to make it more precise:
ReplyDelete"The two films are different. One focuses on two women who are close friends and the other focuses on two male friends who are really just buddies."
Revise this thesis statement to make the claim more specific:
ReplyDelete“In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson symbolizes English upper and lower-class society.”
Share your answer to the following question:
ReplyDeleteShould you always perfect your thesis before writing the rest of your paper?
Dear All,
ReplyDeletewe are doing exercise https://www.csun.edu/~bashforth/098_PDF/ME3_Argument/Thesis/05Sep04ThesisStatementWannabes.pdf which asks you to revise the given thesis statement. Half of you should do the odd numbered sentences, while the other half the even numbered ones. When you are ready, we'll discusss your versions of thesis statements. Good luck with improving them. Hope that doing the tasks today would help you to refine your skills in writing thesis statements