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THESIS
STATEMENTS
◦ 1. WHAT IS a THESIS STATEMENTS?
◦ 2. HOW TO LOCATE THESIS STATEMENTS?
◦ 3. WHAT TO AVOID IN THESIS STATEMENTS?
◦ 4. THESIS STATEMENTS VS. TOPIC
SENTENCES
WHAT IS A THESIS STATEMENT?
◦ is the claim or stand that you will develop in your paper. It
is the controlling idea or your essay. It gives your readers
idea of what your paper is all about.
◦ Is the statement that an essay is proving to be true, it is
either an opinion/theory.
 Characteristics of a Thesis Statement
◦ Addresses the prompt easily
◦ Makes a claim or argument
◦ Found in the 1st part of an essay.
 Filipinos are frequent moviegoers. Perhaps because of the comic relief that comedy
films promise, or the fairytale ending we all want to have that the rom-coms provide, we
indulge in the cinematography of moving pictures. In the 1984 Guinness Book of World
Records, the Philippines was listed as the nation with the world's most avid film-going
public, averaging 19 trips to the cinema per year, per person (Yeatter, 2007). In a more
recent statistic, the country has also been known to have the highest level of theatre
admission in South-East Asia, with 63 million moviegoers in 2004 ("Phil. indie films",
n.d.). More often than not, movie theatres all over the Metro are filled with people who
want to break out from their usual working routine to catch a two-hour movie with
friends. Oddly enough, however, we as constant consumers of these motion pictures
tend to patronize those that are made particularly international.

◦ Source: Tagudina, M. (n.d.). Curiouser and curiouser The making of a better

Philippine cinema
Examples of Thesis Statements
◦ Vaccinations Because many children are unable to vaccinate due to illness, we
must require that all healthy and able children be vaccinated in order to have herd
immunity.
◦ Educational Resources for Low-Income Students Schools should provide
educational resources for low-income students during the summers so that they
don't forget what they've learned throughout the school year.
◦ School Uniforms School uniforms may be an upfront cost for families, but they
eradicate the visual differences in income between students and provide a more
egalitarian atmosphere at school.
 STRATEGIES IN LOCATING THESIS
STATEMENTS
◦ Read the title of the text and make inferences on its purpose.
◦ If the text has no abstract or executive summary, read the
first few paragraphs as the thesis statement is usually located
there
◦ In other cases, you may also check the conclusion where
authors sum up and review their main points.
 WHAT TO AVOID IN THESIS
STATEMENTS?
-The first person POV (I believe, in my opinion, etc.)
-Unclear language
-attempting two topics at once
-just stating a fact- a thesis is something you plan to make an
argument about
 THESIS STATEMENT VS.
TOPIC SENTENCE
◦ The role that the topic sentence serves to the paragraph, the same role is served by
the thesis statement to the entire essay, chapter or book. The topic sentence acts to give
unity to the paragraph by elaborating a vital point mentioned in the controlling idea of
the thesis.

◦ The thesis is the main idea of your paper written in one sentence at the beginning of your
paper. The topic sentences begin each paragraph in the body of the paper and explain why
the thesis statement is true. There is only one thesis statement. There is one topic
sentence for each body paragraph you write.
ACTIVTY
Which is a Thesis Statement?
Online voting leads to greater voter participation because it convenient, rarely
malfunctions, and allows voters to avoid crowded polling places.

What are ways to get U.S. citizens more involved in the election process,
especially in low-turnout elections like primaries and midterms?
Which is a Thesis Statement?
In recognition of the extensive research she had conducted on radioactivity,
Marie Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1922

Marie Curie’s experiments with radioactivity, discovery of two elements, and

work as a physics professor made her the greatest scientist of all time.