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    Lesson 2: Writing

    Thesis
    Statements
    “If you have a goal,
    write it down. If you
    do not write it down,
    you do not have a
    goal- you have a
    wish.”
    -Steve Maraboli
    ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS:
     A thesis statement is the
    controlling idea of our essay.
     An effective thesis statement
    includes a specific subject
    and our opinion on that
    subject.
    ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
     How does the thesis
    statement shape my writing?
     Why is a thesis statement
    integral to my writing?
     What strategies can I use to
    improve my thesis statements?
    OBJECTIVES:
     Evaluate a thesis
    statement by knowing the
    characteristics of an
    effective one.
     Write an effective thesis
    statement.
    WARM-UP
    Describe the time when you
    had to travel to an unknown
    place without any guide or
    instructions. Use the following
    questions to guide your
    insights:
     How did you feel?
     How did you figure out
    where to go?
     How is travelling
    related to writing an
    essay?
    Step 1
    Pre- Writing

    THE
    WRITING Step 2
    Writing

    PROCESS
    Step 3
    Post - Writing
    PRE - WRITING
    Pre- Writing Strategies
    •Brainstorming
    •Clustering
    • Freewriting

    Writing Thesis Statements

    Creating Reading and


    Writing Outlines
    DEFINING THE THESIS
    STATEMENT
     A thesis statement is the
    central idea of an essay.
     It is not just the most important
    idea, it also controls the essay by
    determining what you should or
    should not include in your work.
    FORMULATING A THESIS
    STATEMENT
     The thesis statement comes as
    a result of pre-writing.
     It is the product of thinking
    about your ideas, seeking
    evidence and looking for
    relationships between these.
    Central
    NOT the idea of an
    subject / topic essay
    but an Most
    interpretation
    of the topic important
    idea
    Thesis
    Statement

    Constant Controls
    reminder of the essay
    your main
    point Reveals and
    Summarizes
    the argument
    EXAMPLE:

    General How can we


    Topic: Specific construct a
    Topic: thesis
    Music Original Pilipino statement for
    Music
    (OPM) this topic?
    Think Seek
    about your Look for
    evidences relationships
    ideas about the
    about the between
    topic. your ideas.
    topic.
    Working Thesis
    General Statement
    Specific
    Topic: Topic: Rey Valera is
    one of the best
    Music Original
    Pilipino OPM singers in
    Music the Philippines.
    (OPM)
    Working Thesis Statement
    Thesis
    General Statement The
    Topic: Specific compositions
    Rey Valera is
    Topic: one of the
    of Rey Valera
    made him one
    Music Original best OPM of the best
    Pilipino Music singers in the OPM singers in
    (OPM) Philippines. the Philippines.
    HOW TO CREATE A THESIS
    STATEMENT?

    Look at
    your Narrow it Thesis
    paper’s down to Statement
    general something
    subject specific
    THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WILL
    HELP YOU FIND OUT A THESIS
    STATEMENT:
     What main idea dos most of my
    pre-writing support?
     What are the relationships that
    exist among my ideas?
     Which aspect of the topic seems
    to be given the most detail?
     Where dos my stand seem be he
    most consistent?
     What is the focus of most
    interesting and significant points
    of my pre-writing?
    What ideas should I do more
    research on?
    Whatever thesis
    statement you come
    up initially is called
    working thesis
    statement.
    WORKING THESIS STATEMENT
     It is an argument containing your
    stand and that you intend to prove
    with evidence in the essay.
     It is called such because you may
    have to adjust your thesis
    statement depending on your
    research and writing.
    EXAMPLE WORKING THESIS
    STATEMENT:
    “High school seniors
    become more
    responsible because of
    joining the ROTC
    program.”
    REVISED WORKING THESIS
    STATEMENT:

    “High school seniors who join


    the ROTC program develop
    better leadership skills because
    of the discipline instilled in
    them by the program.”
    As you can see, creating a
    thesis statement results
    from looking at your
    paper’s general subject
    and narrowing it down to
    something specific.
    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 certain 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.
    OVERLY – OPINIONATED

    Childhood vaccination against


    deadly infectious diseases is the
    only one and most effective way to
    prevent the resurgence of these
    diseases in the U.S.
    ANNOUNCEMENT

    In this paper, I will show why


    vaccinations against deadly
    infectious diseases should be
    mandatory for all children in the U.S.
    FACTS

    Vaccinations against deadly


    infectious diseases should be
    mandatory for all children in the U.S.
    GOOD THESIS STATEMENT

    Mandatory childhood vaccination


    against deadly infectious diseases is
    the most effective way to prevent
    the resurgence of these diseases in
    the U.S.
    EXERCISES

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