2025年5完整版本.-Thesis-Statement-writing课件

西华大学第四届教学讲课比赛外国语学院唐利平2019.7.52025/11/823:41I.ReviewII.TasksandInstructions1.checkthenote-takingexercise;2.checkthepreviewingtask;3.checktheself-studypart;4.writingskills:howtowriteagoodthesisstatement5.assignmentThesisstatementwriting2025/11/823:41teachingobjectives1.togettoknowwhatisthesisstatement;2.toknowwhatisagoodthesisstatementinanessay;3.toknowhowtowriteagoodthesisstatement.2025/11/823:41I.Whatisthesis?3.Thethesisofanessayexpressesthewriter'smainpoint.itisadeclarativestatement.Itisnotatitle,afragment,oraquestion.fromWritingCritically1.anunprovedstatementputforwardasapremiseinanargument.2.atreatiseadvancinganewpointofviewresultingfromresearch;usuallyarequirementforanadvancedacademicdegree.fromOxfordDictionary2025/11/823:41

Thesisstatementis

astatementorillustrationofthethesis,thatistheauthor'sview,bymeansofsomeexamplesandexpatiationandconclusion(阐述和推断).

II.Whatisthesisstatement?fromencyclopedia2025/11/823:41III.Howtowriteaneffectivethesisstatement1.whatiseffectivethesisstatement?2.whatisineffectivethesisstatement?2025/11/823:41Agoodthesisstatementtellsthereaderstwothings.1.Itdescriesanessay’stopicwhatsubjecttheessayisabout.2.Itpresentsthewriter’spointaboutthattopicwhattheauthorthinksaboutit.Apoorthesisstatementfailstomakeclearthetopicandthepoint.announcement,general/narrowstatement,morethantwoideas,notclearstatementVS2025/11/823:41(I)makeapoint,notanannouncementIV.Guidelinesforwritingagoodthesisstatement e.g. 1.Thisessayisaboutmyweekendwalk.revised:Myweekendwalkintheforestwasinspiring.2025/11/823:41(I)makeapoint,notanannouncement2.InthisessayIwanttodiscusswhatthegovernmentshoulddotohelphomelesschildren.revised:Thegovernmentshouldguaranteehomelesschildrenpropernutrition,healthcare,andeducation.IV.Guidelinesforwritingagoodthesisstatement2025/11/823:41exercise:1.XihuaUniversityisholdingateachingcontest.2.TheundergraduateswilltaketheirThesisDefenceinJune.2025/11/823:41e.g.1.Womenareunfairlytreated.revised:

FemalegraduatesinChinaencountermoredifficultiesthantheirmalecounterpartsinthejobmarket.(II)Makesureyourthesisisneithertoobroadnortoonarrow2025/11/823:412.Thenumberofnear-sightedchildrenhasincreasedrapidlyinrecentyears.revised:

Therapidlygrowingnumberofnear-sightedchildrenistoalargeextentcausedbyparentswhoconvenientlyavoidtheirresponsibilitybyhavingtelevisionsandcomputerstobabysittheirkids.2025/11/823:41exercise:1.HighschooleducationinChinaneedsreformation.revised:Ahighschoolhistoryclassshouldcultivatestudents’criticalthinkingabilities,ratherthantraintheirmemoryskills.2025/11/823:41revised:

ThereareanumberoflessonsthegovernmentmustlearnfromthesnowstormthathitsouthernChinalastwinter.2.ThesnowstormthathitssouthernChinalastwinterwasterrible.2025/11/823:41Youngpeopletodayareself-centered,andtheyareseriouslyaddictedtoallkindsofelectronicgadgets.(III)Assertonlyonemainidearevised:Youngpeopletodayareseriouslyaddictedtoallkindsofelectronicgadgets.2025/11/823:41exercise:Participationinstudentclubshasseveralbenefits,butisalsohasdrawbacks.revised:Forfreshmenwhohavenotleanedtomanagetheirtimewithoutadultsupervision,participatinginstudentclubsmaynotbeasbeneficialastheyexpect.2025/11/823:41Manypeoplehavedifferentopinionsonwhetherthedivisionbetweenartsandscience“majors”inhighschoolshouldbeabolished,andIagreewithsomeofthem.(IV)Defineyourideainclear,specifictermsrevised:Thedivisionbetweenartsandscience“majors”inhighschoolshouldnotbeabolishedunlesscollegeentranceexaminationisreformed.2025/11/823:41exercise:Livinginadormitoryforthefirsttimecanteachyoumanythings.revised:Bylivinginadormitory,first-yearstudentscanlearnvaluablelessonsininterpersonalcommunicationsuchasnegotiatingdifferencesandreachingcompromise.2025/11/823:41Thesisfollowedbyanessaymap:(theintroductionparagraph)(V)IncludeanessaymapwhendesirableBecauseofitslongopeninghours,adequatespace,andfriendlyservice,thenewlibraryhasbecomethemostpopularplaceforstudentsseekingaquietplacetostudy.2025/11/823:41Athesisstatementshouldconcludeatleasttwoparts:topicand

point.Fiveguidlinesarequitehelpfulforusinforminganeffectivethesissatement.Theyare:I.makeapoint,notanannouncementII.MakesureyourthesisisneithertoobroadnortoonarrowIII.AssertonlyonemainideaIV.Defineyourideainclear,specifictermsV.Includeanessaymapwhendesirablesummary2025/11/823:41Exercises1.Activity10,11,onpage55,562.ReadTextAandB,andunderlinethethesisstatements.3.Writefivethesisstatementsaccordingtothetitlegiveninactivity13onpage582025/11/823:412025/11/823:41recommendedstudywebsite1.外研社U讲堂/course/explore/teacher?subCategory=&selectedthirdLevelCategory=&filter%5Btype%5D=live&filter%5Bprice