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STATEMENTS
Lopez
English 5-6
What is a Thesis
Statement?
Is a road map for the paper; in other words, it
tells the reader what to expect from the rest of
the paper.
Makes a claim that others might dispute.
Is usually a single sentence somewhere in
your first paragraph that presents your
argument to the reader. The rest of the paper,
the body of the essay, gathers and organizes
evidence that will persuade the reader of the
Example of a
debatable thesis
statement:
At least 25 percent of the
federal budget should be
spent on limiting pollution.
Types Of Claims
1.) Claims of fact or
definition: These claims
2.) Claims of cause
argue about what the
and effect: These
definition of something is
claims argue that one
or whether something is
person, thing, or
a settled fact.
event caused another
Example:
What some people refer to
as global warming is
actually nothing more than
normal, long-term cycles of
climate change.
thing or event to
occur.
Example:
THESIS STATEMENT
for Most Dangerous Game
Includes 3 things
Topic, Claim, Evidence
What point do you think the author is trying