A thesis refers to a model or idea that is conveyed as a statement and discussed logically.
Guidelines for Writing Thesis Statements
- Identify the type of paper you are writing:
- An analytical breaks an issue and idea into component parts, examine idea and issue and provides this breakdown and examination to the audience.
- An expository paper describes something to the audience.
- An argumentative paper provides claim concerning the topic and validates this claim with specific evidence.
- The claim includes an opinion, policy suggestion, an examination, cause-and-effect statement and interpretation. The purpose of the argumentative paper is to persuade the audience that the claim is factual based on the evidence offered.
- In case the writing text fails to fall under these categories, the thesis statement can be found in the first paragraph and is still helpful to the reader.
- Thesis statement should be specific and should cover what has been discussed in the paper. Specific evidence should support the thesis statement.
- Thesis statement should appear towards the end of the paper`s first paragraph.
- Thesis statement should reflect what has been written in the paper.
