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Thesis

An Overview

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Do I have a thesis?

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Thesis Statement Requires…

• Complete Sentence• Controlling Claim• Appropriate Focus• Valid, Interesting Points

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Complete Sentence Required

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Complete Sentence Required

Many students who love Halloween for lots of reasons.

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Many students who love Halloween for lots of reasons.

FRAGMENT!

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There are many students who love Halloween for lots of reasons.

THESIS!!

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Students love Halloween for three main reasons.

THESIS!!

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Students love Halloween for the joy of dressing up, thrilling sensations, and sugar high.

THESIS!!

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Controlling Claim Required

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Controlling Claim Required

This essay will be about my country.

Prediction!Not Controlling!

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Controlling Claim Required

I’m going to write about my country.

Announcement! Not Controlling!

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Despite its many problems, America is a great place to live for several reasons.

THESIS!!

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My country has three great feature: natural environment, personal freedom, and societal diversity.

THESIS!!

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People want to live in America for the personal, religious, and financial freedoms it offers.

THESIS!!

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Appropriate Focus Required

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Appropriate Focus Required

There are millions of reasons to be interested in the environment.

TO BROAD!NOT SUPPORTABLE!

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Appropriate Focus Required

People litter.

TO NARROW!NOT SUPPORTABLE!

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There are three reasons to be interested in the environment.

THESIS!!

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Taking interest in the environment enables people to make a positive difference in their current lives and in others’ future.

THESIS!!

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People litter for several reasons.

THESIS!!

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People litter because they don’t plan ahead, don’t think about others, and don’t consider the ultimate consequences.

THESIS!!

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Valid Interesting Points Required

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The Internet is dangerous and is destroying the world.

Valid Interesting Points Required

Invalid!Unprovable!!

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The Internet has made communication easier.

Valid Interesting Points Required

Obvious!Not Interesting!!

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The Internet has become a presence in modern life affecting relationships and economics both positively and negatively.

THESIS!!

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What else matters for my thesis?

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Thesis Statement Requires…

• Appropriate Location• Appropriate Length• Correct Grammar

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Thesis Requires Appropriate Locations

Usually, in short essays, it is the LAST sentence in Introduction.

For OUR class, this is where thesis goes!

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Thesis Requires Appropriate Length

Usually, in short essays, it is only ONE sentence long.

For OUR class, this is thesis length!

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The main idea of the entire essay should NOT HAVE GRAMMAR Errors.

For OUR class, check Thesis grammar carefully!

Thesis Requires Correct Grammar

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Let’s Review!

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Let’s Review!

incorrect correct

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I’m going to explain my experience and apply it to the article.

Correct or Incorrect Thesis?

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I’m going to explain my experience and apply it to the article.

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My experience as a student resonates with Dweck’s ideas about mindset.

THESIS!!

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Everyone is influenced by growth and fixed mindset.

Correct or Incorrect Thesis?

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Everyone is influenced by growth and fixed mindset.

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I have been influenced by growth and fixed mindset in three ways.

THESIS!!

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I have been influenced by growth mindset in my academic education and fixed mindset in my athletic ability.

THESIS!!

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Mastery. Everybody wants it.

Correct or Incorrect Thesis?

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Mastery. Everybody wants it.

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Understanding mastery is important for most students to achieve academic success.

THESIS!!

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Pursuing mastery has been an important aspect of my academic success.

THESIS!!

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Review Your Thesis

Does it have…

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• Complete Sentence?• Controlling Claim?• Appropriate Focus?• Valid, Interesting Points?• Appropriate Location?• Appropriate Length?• Correct Grammar?

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