ENGL123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Academic Writing, Thesis Statement
6 Dec 2015
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How to write a thesis statement: (cid:1: 1 or 2 sentence condensation of the argument or analysis that is to follow, specific!!!!!! That you can prove within your essay: throw away the funnel format, allows to distil. Better organize and develop your argument: provide your reader with a guide to your argument, proove your thesis, understand your writing task. Makes a claim that could be disputed- must be an argument- but must be reasonable. Express 1 main idea (unifying your essay) Deals with a subject that can be addressed within your essay: evaluate your thesis: Is my thesis specific enough: object of study, what conclusions have i drawn about the text. Try giving a quick contextualization to lead into the thesis statement. What is the focus (diction, characterization, sentence structure, etc. : how to form your thesis: Academic writing: (cid:1) (cid:1: clear concise and specific, avoid adjectives unless they describe a quality or quantity (cid:1)
