Thesis statement (#6)

- A thesis statement is an argumentative assertion about a topic.
- Is specific enough to be proven(has evidences to support it).
- Is usually close to the end of an introduction.
- It can be expressed in several sentences or, when the text is long, in an entire paragraph.

-Clear, avoids vague language
-Avoid "I"
-Reflects what the text is about (main idea)
-Connects all the subelements of text
-Makes a "claim"
-Passes the "so what" test-Provacative
-Directs the structure of the argument
-Introduces an essay
-Determines the type of paper you write
-Uses literary elements
-Makes use of a quotation

P1: Intro
P2: -Topic sentence
P3: -Topic sentence
P4: -Topic sentence+refers to the thesis statement