Gideon Kem B.

Ubalde
Subject Teacher
A thesis statement is a sentence that sums
up the central point of your paper or essay.
It usually comes near the end of
your introduction.

Your thesis will look a bit different

depending on the type of essay you’re
writing. But the thesis statement should
always clearly state the main idea you
want to get across. Everything else in your
essay should relate back to this idea.
Example: Thesis Statement

Despite Oscar Wilde’s Aestheticist

claims that art needs no justification
or purpose, his work advocates Irish
nationalism, women’s suffrage, and
socialism.
The best thesis
statements?
 A good thesis statement is short and
sweet—don’t use more words than
necessary. State your point clearly and The best thesis
directly in one or two sentences. statements?
 Your thesis shouldn’t be a simple
statement of fact that everyone already
knows. A good thesis statement is a
The best thesis
claim that requires further evidence or statements?
analysis to back it up.
Everything mentioned in your thesis
statement must be supported and
The best thesis
explained in the rest of your paper. statements?
 The spread of the internet has had a world-
changing effect, not least on the world of
education. The use of the internet in academic
contexts and among young people more Where?
generally is hotly debated. For many who did
not grow up with this technology, its effects
seem alarming and potentially harmful. This
concern, while understandable, is
misguided. The negatives of internet use are
outweighed by its many benefits for education:
the internet facilitates easier access to
information, exposure to different perspectives,
and a flexible learning environment for both
students and teachers.
Acer
Come up with an initial
thesis, sometimes called
a "working thesis", early
in the writing process.
Has the internet had a positive or
negative impact on education?

What impact did the invention of

braille have?

Start with a
question?
 Formulate a tentative
answer to this question—
simple, and it should guide
the research and writing
process.
 The internet has had more of a
positive than a negative effect on
education.

The invention of braille improved

the lives of blind people.

Initial
answer?
 It should answer the
question how and why.
The negatives of internet use are outweighed
by its many benefits for education because it
facilitates easier access to information.

The invention of braille in the 19th

century transformed the lives of blind people,
allowing them to participate more actively in
public life.

Develop?
Why hold this position?
Outcome? Key points?
The negatives of internet use are outweighed by its many
benefits for education: it facilitates easier access to
information, exposure to different perspectives, and a
flexible learning environment for both students and
teachers.

The invention of braille transformed the lives of blind

people in the 19th century, but its success depended on
mainstream acceptance by sighted teachers, and this
process was shaped by debates about disabled people’s
place in society.

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