3. A single statement that
explains what your essay will
discuss
Found in the introduction
Restated in the conclusion of
the essay
Gives away the opinion of the
writer
Thesis Statement
4. {
“Financial
responsibility is when
a person controls his
or her spending, and
anybody can do it.”
This thesis tells the reader
that the essay will discuss
financial responsibility
Notice that it clearly
expresses the writer’s
opinion, as well (without
using “I”)
Thesis Statement
5. {
“In The Call of the Wild,
by Jack London,
civilized and primitive
life are both present in
the story, but they are
not treated equally.”
This thesis expresses the
writer’s argument: the
novel treats one way of
living, civilized or
primitive, as better than
the other.
The reader doesn’t need to
know all the details of the
essay in the intro, so those
are saved for the body
Thesis Statement
6. {
Moeller is an environmental
hero because their laptop
program saves paper, the lack
of air conditioning uses less
electricity, and the cafeteria
does many things to create
less waste.
Not only does this thesis
express the opinion of the
writer and the topic of the
essay (Moeller and
Environmentalism), it
provides the three main
supporting details of the
argument
Thesis Statement
9. A Thesis Statement is
found at the beginning
of the essay—then
restated at the
conclusion
Thesis Statements
10. { {It Should Never be a
Question
Do you
know how
to bake a
cake?
Always State Your Ideas
Baking a cake is
easy, and this is
the best recipe for
a double-layered
chocolate
birthday cake.
Thesis Statements
