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How to write a thesis statement Developing a Thesis Statement in 3 Easy Steps A Lecture by Alexander M. Perez Revised for Lake-Sumter Community College August 16, 2007
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How to write athesis statement
Developing a Thesis Statement in 3 Easy Steps
A Lecture byAlexander M. Perez
Revised for
Lake-Sumter Community College
August 16, 2007
How to Write a Thesis Statement
How to Write a Thesis Statement
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What IS a Thesis Statement?
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A Thesis Statement is NOT •A topic sentence
•An introduction•A fact•A definition
What IS a Thesis Statement?
What IS a Thesis Statement?
How to Write a Thesis Statement
How to Write a Thesis Statement
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A Thesis Statement IS •An argument•A controversy•Something you intend to prove•Passionate
What IS a Thesis Statement?
How to Write a Thesis Statement
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Step 1: Ask a Question
Step 2:Answer the Question
Ask yourself a question you seek the answer to:
• Is the abbreviated language we are using online in emails and instant messages causing us to forget basic grammar and punctuation skills?
• The abbreviated language we have become accustomed to using online is eroding our basic grammar and punctuation competency.
How to Write a Thesis Statement
How to Write a Thesis Statement
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How to Write a Thesis Statement
Your answer is the thesis statement!
Let’s try another
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How to Write a Thesis Statement
Ask a Question
Answer the Question
Ask yourself a question you seek the answer to:
• Are employee rights compromised in the workplace by today’s growing surveillance technology?
• Increasingly invasive surveillance technology is robbing employees of their most basic human rights.
Remember to start with a question
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Develop Your Argument
Why do you believe this statement to be true?
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Step 3:Prove It! •Consider some personal reasons
•Support your reasons with researched evidence•Consider the opposing side•Support the opposing side with researched evidence
Prove It!
How to Write a Thesis Statement
How to Write a Thesis Statement
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Prove It!•Start to formulate your argument•Give most weight to your side•Use holes in the opposing argument to add credibility
Prove It!
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How to Write a Thesis Statement
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Prove It!
And there you have it!
Develop a thesis statement in 3 easy steps!
How to Write a Thesis Statement
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an argument a controversysomething to
provefeel
passionate
How to write a thesis statement
What is a thesis?
ask a question
answer that question
formulate reasonsfor your answer
research both sides
adds credibility
give weight toyour side
consider opposing sides
How to Write a Thesis Statement
How to Write a Thesis Statement
Prove It!
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What IS a Thesis Statement?
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