Demo on how to write and effective and strong thesis statement.

1. HOW TO WRITE AN
EFFECTIVE AND STRONG
THESIS STATEMENT
LEINEL M. MALAZZAB, LPT

2. EXAMPLE
1. YOUR TOPIC: SHOPPING AT SAVEMORE
2. YOUR CLAIM: EVERYONE SHOULD SHOP AT SAVEMORE
3. REASONS THAT SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM
• SAVEMORE HAS VARIETY.
• SAVEMORE HAS A LARGE INVENTORY
• SAVEMORE HAS CHEAP PRICES.

3. THESIS STATEMENT
• THE THESIS STATEMENT EXPRESSES THE MAIN IDEA OF
YOUR PAPER AND PREVIEWS THE ANSWER TO THE
QUESTION OR QUESTIONS POSED BY YOUR PAPER.

4. WHAT IS THE FORMULA ON HOW TO WRITE
AN EFFECTIVE AND STRONG THESIS
STATEMENT?
CLAIM (POSITION)
+ REASONS ( EVIDENCE)
THESIS STATEMENT

5. YOU NEED TO KNOW THE FOLLOWING:
• YOUR TOPIC ( WHAT YOUR PAPER WILL DEAL WITH)
• YOUR CLAIM ( WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE TOPIC)
• REASONS THAT SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM (3 POINTS THAT
WILL PERSUADE YOUR READERS TO BELIEVE YOUR CLAIM)

6. ACTIVITY
• FOR FIVE MINUTES CONSTRUCT A THESIS
STATEMENT BASED ON THE GIVEN EXAMPLE

7. OUTPUT
EVERYONE SHOULD SHOP AT SAVEMORE BECAUSE THEY HAVE
VARIETY, A LARGE INVENTORY AND CHEAP PRICES.
POINTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STATEMENT
THE VARIETY, LARGE INVENTORY AND CHEAP PRICES AT SAVEMORE
ARE WHY EVERYONE SHOULD SHOP THERE.

8. EVALUATION
DIRECTION: HOOSE OF THESE TWO SUBJECTS LISTED BELOW AND COMPOSE A
THESIS STATEMENT FOR EACH (5 POINTS)
1. ITS MORE FUN IN CAMALANIUGAN 6. SAME SEX
RELATIONSHIP
2. BAGYONG OMPONG
3. LGBTQ COMMUNITY
4. MY FAMILY
5. TEENAGE PREGNANCY