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1、TheThesisStatement,2001byRuthLuman,ARoadMapforYourEssay,References,Introduction,ThesisStatements,Afteryouhavebrainstormedandyouhavesomemainideasofwhatyouwouldliketowriteinyouressay,youcanbeginthinkingaboutwritingathesisstatement.,Whatsathesisstatement?,Definition,ThesisStatement,Athesisstatementisac

2、ompletesentencethatcontainsonemainidea.Thisideacontrolsthecontentoftheentireessay.Athesisstatementthatcontainssubpointsalsohelpsareaderknowhowtheessaywillbeorganized.Lookattheintroductoryparagraphbelow.Seeifyoucanidentifythethesisstatementandsubpoints.,WhenIwasyoung,IalwaysknewthatIwantedtobecomeate

3、achersomeday.WhenIplayed,Iwouldoftengathermydollstogetherandpretendtoteachthemhowtodomathproblemsorhowtoreadabook.AsIgrewolder,mydesiretobecomeanESLteacherbecameclearerasIdidsomevolunteerteachingoverseasandintheUnitedStates.AsIlookbackonmyreasonsforbecomingateacher,therearethreereasonsthatstandout.T

4、heyare:mylovefortheEnglishlanguage,myinnateinterestinhowpeoplelearn,andmydesiretohelpotherpeople.,Definition,ThesisStatement,Thethesisstatementcontainsthemainideathatcontrolsthecontentoftheessay.,Subpointsinthethesisornearbyhelpthereaderknowhowtheessaywillbeorganized,Psychologistshavearguedfordecade

5、sabouthowapersonscharacterisformed.Numerouspsychologistsbelievethatonesbirthorder(i.e.placeinthefamilyastheyoungest,oldest,ormiddlechild)hasthegreatestinfluence.Ibelievebirthordercanhaveasignificantimpactintheformationofachildscharacterbasedonmyownexperiencegrowingupinafamilyoffourchildren.Birthorde

6、rcanstronglyaffectonesrelationshipwithparents,relationshipswithothers,andhowoneviewsresponsibilityasanadult.,ThesisStatement,AnotherExample,Thethesisstatementcontainsthemainideathatcontrolsthecontentoftheessay.,Subpointsinthethesisornearbyhelpthereaderknowhowtheessaywillbeorganized,KeyFeatures,Thesi

7、sStatement,statesthemainideaoftheessayinacompletesentence,notinaquestion.,statesanopinionorattitudeonatopic.Itdoesntjuststatethetopic,itself.,isusuallyattheendofanintroduction.,oftenlistssubtopics.,doesnotdirectlyannounceyourmaintopic.,KeyFeatures,MainIdeainaCompleteSentence,Sincethethesisstatementi

8、sthemainstatementfortheentireessay,itshouldexpressacompletethoughtandbeacompletesentence.Thethesisstatementisassertinganopinionoridea,soitshouldnotbeaquestion.Lookattheexamplesbelowtoseehowtheycanbemadeintothesisstatements.,KeyFeatures,MainIdeainaCompleteSentence,Thesportofcross-countryrunninghasall

9、owedmetogetinbettershapeandmeetsomeinterestingpeople.,Beingateacherisagreatprofession,becauseitallowsmetoworkwithstudentsandbecreative.,ThesisStatement,ThesisStatement,ACompleteSentence,AnotherExample,Theproblemofpollutioninmajorcitiescanbealleviatedbylimitingthenumberofcarsallowedtodriveoncitystree

10、tsandcreatingmoreefficientpublictransportationsystems.,Marijuanashouldbelegalizedbecauseitisnotanymoreaddictivethantobaccoanditcanprovidenumerousmedicinalbenefitsforthosesufferingfromterminalillnesses.,ThesisStatement,ThesisStatement,KeyFeatures,Location,Englishreadersliketoknowwhatanessaywillbeabou

11、tnearthebeginningoftheessayratherthanattheend.Thisiswhythethesisstatementisoftenfoundattheendoftheintroductoryparagraph.,Location,AnotherExample,MayaAngelouisanaccomplishedAfrican-AmericanauthorintheUnitedStates.Whilegrowingup,shesufferedtremendoushardship.Someofhermostdifficultlifeeventsareportraye

12、dinnovelsandpoemssuchas,IKnowWhytheCagedBirdSings,and,StillIRise.Herwrittenworksoftenincludestrongthemessuchasperseverancethroughtrials,loveforfamily,andpassionateoptimism.,Goodthesisstatementsoftenexpressawritersopinionorattitudeonaparticulartopic.Thismakesthethesisstatementmorespecificandrequirest

13、hewritertoexplainorprovehis/heropinionintheessay.Lookattheexamplesbelow.,KeyFeatures,StatesanOpinionorAttitude,KeyFeatures,StatesanOpinionorAttitude,IlearnedtoplaymanymusicalinstrumentswhenIwasyoung.,Thiswouldnotbeconsideredagoodthesisstatementbecauseitisonlyexpressingafact.Itdoesntgivethewritersopi

14、nionorattitudeonplayingmusicalinstruments.Thisthesisstatementdoesntgivethewriterverymuchtoexplainorproveinhis/heressay.,LearningtoplaymanymusicalinstrumentswhenIwasyounghelpedmetobecomeamoreintelligentandwell-roundedperson.,Thisthesisstatementismuchbetterbecauseitexpresseshowthewriterfeelsabouttheex

15、perienceoflearningtoplaymusicalinstruments.Thisthesisstatementrequiresthewritertoexplainhowandwhyplayingamusicalinstrumentmadehim/herabetterperson.,Youcanmakeyourthesisstatementmorespecificbyincludingsubtopicsorsupportingideas.Bydoingthis,yougiveyourreaderaclearideaofwhatwillfollowinthebodyparagraph

16、sofyouressay.,KeyFeatures,Subtopics,Subtopics,Example,Inner-cityschoolsgrapplewithsomeseriousproblems.,Nosubtopicsarenamedinthisthesisstatement.,Someofthemostseriousproblemsintodaysinner-cityschoolsaretheovercrowdedclassrooms,thelowpercentageoftrainedteachers,andthelackofresourcessuchastextbooksfors

17、tudents.,Thisstatementnamesthreesubtopics.Canyoufindallofthesubtopics?,Inthesisstatements,youshouldavoidusingstatementslike,“Thisessaywilldiscuss”or“Imgoingtowriteabout”.Trytowriteathesisstatementthatcapturesyourreadersattentionwithoutannouncingyourmaintopicandstatingtheobvious.Lookattheexamplesbelo

18、w.,KeyFeatures,DontStatetheObvious,KeyFeatures,DontStatetheObvious,Inthisessay,Iamgoingtodiscusstheeffectsoflong-termdrugabuse.,Long-termdrugusecanhavedisastrouseffectsononesmarriage,career,andhealth.,DontStatetheObvious,AnotherExample,Thisessaywilldiscusssomewaysteacherscanfightteenagedrugabuse.,Teacherscanfightteenagedrugabusebyeducatingyoungpe