Senior English Skill #1

How to write a thesis statement!Senior English Skill #1

What is a thesis statement?A thesis statement is probably the most important sentence in:An short response English answerAn essayA persuasive speechA feature articleA news reportAnd, many other analytical of informative texts that you have to be able to write in senior EnglishVocabulary you need to be able to use herePurpose = reason / point / idea /Statement = declaration / answer (to a question) / announcement / assertion / Unified = makes clear sense / ideas are stuck together and make sense / joined / cohesive / integrated / bring together / matching ideas all togetherFacilitates = enables / assists / helps / makes simple / makes easy

Okay so, how do your write a thesis statement? You start with a combination of:The words in the topic name (or the concept) of the unit of study (the course) you are doing in class

AND / OR

2. The actual words in the question that you have been asked to answer:Short answer questionEssay questionFeature article topicEtc

Step 1. Write the question and thenUN-PACK THE QUESTION!

Un-pack this questionIn Loch Ard Gorge, how does John Foulcher represent the main concerns of the poem?

How = ???Represent (as in an English question) = ???Concerns = ???

Un-pack the key words in the question (cont.)how = what language forms and features have been used?

represent = show / illustrate / suggest / depict / imply / convey / influence the reader

concerns = ideas / issues / themes / concepts / opinions / beliefs / valuesStep 2 (of writing a thesis statement) re-write the original question with the unpacked version of the key wordsIn Loch Ard Gorge, how does John Foulcher represent the main concerns of the poem? (original question)

Rewrite asIn Loch Ard Gorge, what language forms and features does John Foulcher use to show the main ideas in the poem?Step 3. in writing a thesis statement Use the words in the new question and change the question into a statementIn Loch Ard Gorge, what language forms and features does John Foulcher use to show the main ideas in the poem?

Change into a statementIn Loch Ard Gorge, John Foulcher uses a variety of language forms and features to show the main ideas in his poem. What ARE the main ideas??