Thesis Statements

You actually do this all of the time!!!

Thesis Statement: “Washington State should abolish the WASL!”

Thesis Statement: “South Park is much funnier than the Simpsons.”

How do I know if it is a thesis statement?

1. It answers a question.

2. Reasonable people can disagree about it.

WARNING!• Do not begin a thesis statement

with “I think” or “I believe.”

• A question can NEVER be a thesis statement. A thesis statement answers a question.

Write a thesis for following question:

• Should students be required to take physical education every year?

• Students should not be required to take physical education every year.

• Students should be required to take physical education every year.

What should my assignment look like?

1. The problem of insert topic can be solved by insert solution #1.

2. The problem of insert topic can be solved by insert solution #2.

Solutions are research-based, not derived from your imagination. And that’s why we call it a Research Paper.