fill me in with everything i need to know about the thesis statement. thank you.
2007-02-07 13:55:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It's the paragraph that is basically a summary of whatever your paper is about- what you are going to prove or disprove that sort of thing.
2007-02-07 14:03:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A thesis statement is the the central idea around which your research revolves. A thesis statement can be posed as a statement of intent or a question.
A thesis statement should be specific and answerable, otherwise why would you be writing about the topic at hand.
For example: I discuss whether World War II was bad for the United States. This statement is too broad, normative (depends on your persective), and not exactly specific.
I discuss whether the invasion of Northern Africa by the United States resulted in the eventual expulsion of Nazi forces from Africa.
More specific, you can present the arguments for/against about the specific topic, and it's manageable.
2007-02-07 22:02:25 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Bob 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A thesis statement is often the last sentence in the 1st paragraph of a paper. Many use it to answer a question. For example I may right a paper that is about President Bush and his Iraqi Plan. So my thesis statement would be.
Why is it that President Bush feels the need to put more troops in Iraq?
So the rest of the paper would support my thesis statment. I hope this helps.
2007-02-07 22:15:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is another word for topic sentence. A thesis statement states what your essay is about. It states your position on the subject.
2007-02-07 22:02:00 · answer #4 · answered by Precious Gem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A thesis statment tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion.
it's a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper.
2007-02-07 22:03:20 · answer #5 · answered by bearcatz_07 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A thesis statment is more like a introduction. It sumarizes what your topic is about.
2007-02-07 23:01:31 · answer #6 · answered by live_laugh_and learn something 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
paragraph or title on what you plan to prove. if write a paper for scientific publication, it be the title of paper. if for graduation or college, it most like be a paragraph.
in title or paragraph, tell audience what you proved. give firm statement.
2007-02-07 22:08:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its usually the starting sentence in a speach or its the main topic of the paper
2007-02-07 22:04:24 · answer #8 · answered by Inugurl3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋