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Thesis Statement, Topic

Sentence and Supporting
Details.
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Thesis Statement

isthe central idea a multiple-

paragraph composition.
itis a one-sentence summary
that guides, controls, and
unifies ideas when writing a
paper.
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How to Write an Effective Thesis
Statement?
1. It should be written in a complete sentence with a
clearly stated subject.

2. It should not be too narrow nor too broad, and it should

have at least two details.

3. Avoid an awkward thesis statement which states the

obvious.

4. Enumerated details should have the same level of

significance.

5. It should not state an absolute fact, because it will not

present any central idea that can be developed further.
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Topic Sentence

guides, controls, and unifies ideas

in a paragraph.
itdevelops one argument of the
thesis statement.
itcan be either be explicitly or
implicitly stated.
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Tips in Writing an Effective Topic
Sentence
1. It should follow the basics already discussed in
the thesis statement.
2. It should contain one detail which is related to
one of the details in the thesis statement.
3. It should vary in structure across paragraphs.
4. If the composition is just one paragraph, the
topic sentence should be straightforward.
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Supporting Details

are pieces of information necessary

to better understand the main idea.
they can be facts, reasons,
testimonies, statistics, and
experiments that support the topic
sentence.
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Two levels of Supporting Details:

MAJOR DETAILS – directly support

the topic sentence.
MINOR DETAILS – directly support
the major details.