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THESIS STATEMENTS
HOW-TO, THEN DO
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WHAT IS A “THESIS STATEMENT”?A PERSUASIVE ESSAY “MAKES A CLAIM ABOUT A TOPIC AND JUSTIFIES THIS CLAIM WITH SPECIFIC EVIDENCE. THE CLAIM COULD BE AN OPINION, A POLICY PROPOSAL, AN EVALUATION, A CAUSE-AND-EFFECT STATEMENT, OR AN INTERPRETATION. THE GOAL OF THE [PERSUASIVE] PAPER IS TO CONVINCE THE AUDIENCE THAT THE CLAIM IS TRUE BASED ON THE EVIDENCE PROVIDED” (PURDUE OWL).
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THESIS STATEMENT: EXAMPLEEXAMPLE OF AN ARGUMENTATIVE THESIS STATEMENT:
• HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE A YEAR OFF TO PURSUE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS BEFORE ENTERING COLLEGE IN ORDER TO INCREASE THEIR MATURITY AND GLOBAL AWARENESS.
THE PAPER THAT FOLLOWS SHOULD:
• PRESENT AN ARGUMENT AND GIVE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE CLAIM THAT STUDENTS SHOULD PURSUE COMMUNITY PROJECTS BEFORE ENTERING COLLEGE.
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THESIS STATEMENT: DO THIS STUFF•BE SPECIFIC.
•AT THE END OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH (MOST OF THE TIME)
•REVISE AFTER WRITING ESSAY
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WRITE YOUR THESIS
__________ SHOULD/SHOULD NOT ___________ BECAUSE ______________.
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WRITE ½ PAGE
•WRITE AT LEAST HALF A PAGE ABOUT YOUR TOPIC, USING YOUR THESIS AS A GUIDE.
•BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR MAIN CLAIMS (SUPPORTS) IN THIS PARAGRAPH.
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WRITE ONE PARAGRAPH
WRITE AT LEAST ONE PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING YOUR OPPOSITION’S POINT OF VIEW
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TURN IT IN
UPLOAD TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM ON A SINGLE DOCUMENT:
• THESIS STATEMENT
• HALF A PAGE ABOUT YOUR TOPIC
• PARAGRAPH ABOUT OPPOSITION
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SUPPORT YOUR THESIS
ORGANIZATION, CLAIMS, AND RHETORICAL DEVICES
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ORGANIZATION
• “ORGANIZATION” MEANS THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU PRESENT INFORMATION IN YOUR ESSAY.
•THERE ARE SEVEN BASIC WAYS TO ORGANIZE THE INFORMATION IN YOUR ESSAY.
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ORGANIZATION: CHRONOLOGICAL
THE ORDER IN WHICH THINGS OCCURRED, FROM FIRST TO LAST.
WORKS WELL FOR ESSAYS THAT TRACE HOW SOMETHING DEVELOPED OVER TIME OR DISCUSSING TRENDS IN RESEARCH OR SOCIAL CONVENTIONS.
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ORGANIZATION: CAUSE AND EFFECT•THE CAUSE (REASON) IS DISCUSSED FIRST.
•THIS LEADS TO A DISCUSSION OF THE EFFECT (RESULT).
•WORKS WELL FOR ESSAYS ABOUT HOW EVENTS OR SPECIFIC CAUSES LED TO STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT OR CHANGES IN SOCIAL THINKING.
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ORGANIZATION: PROBLEM/SOLUTION
• PRESENTS A PROBLEM FIRST: DETAILS ABOUT PROBLEM, INCLUDING ITS CAUSE
• SUGGESTS A SOLUTION: DETAILS THAT SUPPORT THE SOLUTION.
•WORKS WELL FOR ESSAYS ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS THAT HAVE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.
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ORGANIZATION: CLIMACTIC ORDER•MOST IMPORTANT IDEA FIRST.
•LEAST IMPORTANT IDEA LAST.
•WORKS WELL FOR ESSAYS THAT ARE DISCUSSING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF A TOPIC, SOME OF WHICH SUPPORT THE THESIS MORE STRONGLY THAN OTHERS.
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ORGANIZATION: PROCESS ORDER
•DESCRIBES A SEQUENCE OF ACTIONS.
•BASICALLY “HOW-TO” DO SOMETHING; A SET OF DIRECTIONS.
•WORKS WELL FOR ESSAYS TELLING READERS HOW TO COMPLETE A PROJECT OR HOW TO DO SOMETHING.
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ORGANIZATION: CLASSIFICATION
•BREAKS TOPIC INTO SMALLER PARTS (CLASSIFICATIONS).
•DISCUSSES EACH CLASSIFICATION IN DETAIL.
•WORKS WELL FOR ESSAYS THAT LIST A NUMBER OF FACTS OR IDEAS ABOUT A TOPIC.
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ORGANIZATION: COMPARE/CONTRAST• DISCUSSES SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO IDEAS.
• BLOCK FORM: ONE SIDE IS DISCUSSED IN DETAIL, THEN THE SECOND SIDE IS DISCUSSED.
• POINT-BY-POINT FORM: EACH PART OF THE ISSUE IS COMPARED/CONTRASTED SIDE BY SIDE.
•WORKS WELL FOR ESSAYS THAT ARE SHOWING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO IDEAS.
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SUPPORT THE THESIS
•THESIS GUIDES ESSAY
•CHOOSE THREE CLAIMS TO SUPPORT THESIS
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SUPPORT: 4 TYPES OF CLAIMS
CLAIMS OF FACT OR DEFINITION: THIS KIND OF CLAIM PERSUADES THE READER TO AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE DEFINITION OF SOMETHING OR WITH AN ESTABLISHED FACT ABOUT SOMETHING.
EXAMPLE: STANDARDIZED TESTING IS SUPPOSED TO MEASURE STUDENT KNOWLEDGE, BUT WHAT IT REALLY MEASURES IS HOW GOOD STUDENTS ARE AT TAKING TESTS.
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SUPPORT: FOUR TYPES OF CLAIMSCLAIMS OF CAUSE AND EFFECT: THIS KIND OF CLAIM PERSUADES THE READER THAT ONE THING, EVENT, OR PERSON CAUSED ANOTHER THING OR EVENT TO OCCUR.
EXAMPLE: RATES OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION INCREASED WHEN HIGH-STAKES TESTING STARTED.
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SUPPORT: 4 TYPES OF CLAIMS
CLAIMS ABOUT VALUE: THIS KIND OF CLAIM PERSUADES THE READER OF SOMETHING’S WORTH, WHETHER IT IS VALUABLE OR NOT, AND/OR HOW WE WOULD RATE OR CLASSIFY SOMETHING.
EXAMPLE: STANDARDIZED TESTING IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS TODAY.
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SUPPORT: 4 TYPES OF CLAIMSCLAIMS ABOUT SOLUTIONS OR POLICIES: THESE ARE CLAIMS THAT ARGUE FOR OR AGAINST A CERTAIN SOLUTION OR POLICY APPROACH TO A PROBLEM.
EXAMPLE: INSTEAD OF DRILLING FOR OIL IN ALASKA WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON WAYS TO REDUCE OIL CONSUMPTION, SUCH AS RESEARCHING RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.
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RHETORICAL DEVICES: ETHOS
• APPEAL TO CREDIBILITY
•WRITER ESTABLISHES KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE ABOUT A SUBJECT.
•WORKS WELL WITH RESEARCH OR WHEN YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH A SUBJECT.
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RHETORICAL DEVICES: PATHOS•APPEAL TO EMOTION
•CREATES EMPATHY OR SYMPATHY IN THE READER; USES EMOTIONAL APPEALS TO PERSUADE
•WORKS WELL FOR TOPICS THAT ARE EMOTIONAL IN NATURE.
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RHETORICAL DEVICES: LOGOS•APPEAL TO LOGIC
•USES LOGIC, FACTS, AND THINGS THAT “MAKE SENSE” TO CONVINCE READER
•WORKS WELL FOR ISSUES THAT RELY ON FACTS AND APPEAL TO COMMON SENSE TO PERSUADE.
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RHETORICAL DEVICES: KAIROS
•APPEAL TO TIMELINESS
•PERTAINS TO “RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME” INFORMATION.
•WORKS WELL FOR ESSAYS THAT ARE CONVINCING PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION ABOUT AN ISSUE.
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WORDS OF ADVICE
•USE ONE METHOD OF ORGANIZATION.
•USE SEVERAL CLAIMS TO SUPPORT YOUR THESIS.
•USE SEVERAL RHETORICAL DEVICES TO CONVINCE YOUR READER.
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CREATE AN OUTLINE
• CHOOSE A METHOD OF ORGANIZATION.
• CHOOSE THREE CLAIMS.
• CHOOSE THE BEST RHETORICAL DEVICES TO SUPPORT THOSE CLAIMS.
•WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU WILL PRESENT IN THE ORDER IT WILL APPEAR IN YOUR ESSAY.