Basic Thesis Guidlines

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Thesis

An Overview


Do I have a thesis?


Thesis Statement Requires…

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


Complete Sentence Required


Complete Sentence Required

Many students who love Halloween for lots of reasons.


Many students who love Halloween for lots of reasons.

FRAGMENT!


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

THESIS!!


Students love Halloween for three main reasons.

THESIS!!


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

THESIS!!


Controlling Claim Required



This essay will be about my country.

Prediction!Not Controlling!



I’m going to write about my country.

Announcement! Not Controlling!


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

THESIS!!


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

THESIS!!


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

THESIS!!


Appropriate Focus Required



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

TO BROAD!NOT SUPPORTABLE!



People litter.

TO NARROW!NOT SUPPORTABLE!


There are three reasons to be interested in the environment.

THESIS!!


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

THESIS!!


People litter for several reasons.

THESIS!!


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

THESIS!!


Valid Interesting Points Required


The Internet is dangerous and is destroying the world.


Invalid!Unprovable!!


The Internet has made communication easier.


Obvious!Not Interesting!!


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

THESIS!!


What else matters for my thesis?


Thesis Statement Requires…

• Appropriate Location• Appropriate Length• Correct Grammar


Thesis Requires Appropriate Locations

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

For OUR class, this is where thesis goes!


Thesis Requires Appropriate Length

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

For OUR class, this is thesis length!


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

For OUR class, check Thesis grammar carefully!

Thesis Requires Correct Grammar


Let’s Review!


Let’s Review!

incorrect correct


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

Correct or Incorrect Thesis?


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


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

THESIS!!


Everyone is influenced by growth and fixed mindset.



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

THESIS!!


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

THESIS!!


Mastery. Everybody wants it.



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

THESIS!!


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

THESIS!!


Review Your Thesis

Does it have…


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


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