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Characteristics of A Thesis Statement

This document provides guidance on writing an effective thesis statement. It lists the key characteristics of an effective thesis statement as responding to the assignment instructions, expressing the main idea in 1-2 sentences, focusing on a specific issue, stating a stand on the topic, answering "so what", "how", and "why" questions, and previewing the rest of the essay. It also provides examples of general subjects, specific topics, and thesis statements to illustrate these concepts. Finally, it includes examples of thesis statements for the reader to evaluate and identify whether they are effective or have flaws such as being announcements, opinions, or just stating facts.

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Characteristics of A Thesis Statement

This document provides guidance on writing an effective thesis statement. It lists the key characteristics of an effective thesis statement as responding to the assignment instructions, expressing the main idea in 1-2 sentences, focusing on a specific issue, stating a stand on the topic, answering "so what", "how", and "why" questions, and previewing the rest of the essay. It also provides examples of general subjects, specific topics, and thesis statements to illustrate these concepts. Finally, it includes examples of thesis statements for the reader to evaluate and identify whether they are effective or have flaws such as being announcements, opinions, or just stating facts.

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Characteristics

of an Effective
Statement
Below are the characteristics of an effective
thesis statement:
1. Responds to the assignment by following instructions.
2. Expresses the main idea in one to two sentences.
3. Focuses on a specific issue.
4. States a stand on the topic.
5. Says something meaningful by answering the questions: “So what?”
“How?” “Why?”
6. Previews the rest of the essay by being placed in the introduction.
7. Reflects a tone and point- of- view appropriate to the identified
purpose and audience.
More Guidelines on Writing Thesis
Statements
1. Avoid making overly- opinionated stands.
2. Avoid making announcements.
3. Avoid stating only facts.
Exercise: In the table below, examples of a general subject, specific topic, and thesis
statement are provided. Fill in the blanks by deriving either general subject, specific topic,
or thesis statement depending on the given details.
GENERAL SUBJECT SPECIFIC TOPIC THESIS STATEMENT
1. Sports ______________________________ Being part of a high school basketball
______________________________ team is a good training ground for an
______________________________ athlete who wants to play for a
______________________________ college basketball team.
2. Facebook interactions Face- to- face conversations are
______________________________ more meaningful than Facebook
______________________________ interactions because they are more
______________________________ personal.
3. Music Original Pilipino Music (OPM) ______________________________
4. Education The K to 12 program ______________________________
5. Transportation ______________________________ The Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT- 3) fare
______________________________ hike is a reasonable measure
______________________________ because the additional revenue
______________________________ generated can go to the much-
______________________________ needed improvement of the train’s
coaches.
Read the thesis statements below. Place a check (/) on the blank before the
number if the thesis statement is effective. If not, identify the flaw by
writing (A) for announcement, (O) for opinion, and (F) for fact on the
blank. Rewrite the flawed statements accordingly.
____1. In this essay, I am going to write about the advantages of wearing
uniforms.
____2. The President should resign because he is useless.
____3. Schools should continue starting in June instead of August because
going to school in the heat of the summer will be unhealthy for students.
____4. This paper will be about the pros and cons of adapting books into
movies.
____5. Education is the solution to poverty.

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