ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC

AND PROFESSIONAL
PURPOSES
QUARTER 1 – MODULE 4

DIVINA P. MAMING
LET’S
RECA
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LL SUMMARIZING
AN ACADEMIC TEXT
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SENTENCE.
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Stating the Thesis Statement of an

Academic Text

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. state the thesis statement of an academic text
2. differentiate between a topic sentence and a thesis
statement
3. use thesis statement as a writing strategy
4. formulate an arguable thesis statement
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  writer’s conviction about the issue

 sentence that gives the reader

particular focus on the writer’s
perspective

 the main idea of your paper

WHAT IS A
 serves as a summary of your writing
THESIS
STATEMENT?  like a signpost that tells your readers
what to expect from your essay
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 claim or conviction
PARTS OF A objective
THESIS
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position
STATEMENT issue
 AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF AN ARGUABLE THESIS
STATEMENT IS THE ISSUE OR
PROBLEM THAT THE WRITER WANTS TO TACKLE. THIS MAY BE
LINKED WITH THE CLAIM OR CONVICTION,
WHICH REFLECTS THE WRITER’S ARGUMENT. THE CLAIM MAY
BE A SHORT PHRASE THAT EXPRESSES
WHAT THE WRITER WANTS TO PROVE. ALTHOUGH THE THESIS
STATEMENT IS USUALLY EXPRESSED IN ONE
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OR TWO SENTENCES, IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE
THE OBJECTIVE, WHICH REFLECTS WHAT THE
WRITER WANTS TO ACCOMPLISH. THE POSITION IS AN
EXPRESSION OF WHAT THE WRITER BELIEVES
SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THE ISSUE.
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