MORE ON THESIS STATEMENTS
A thesis statement is the sentence where you state your purpose or what you intend to prove in your
essay. If you don’t have something to argue, you don’t have a thesis. While reading, you must come to
some conclusion about the text, something you believe about the text that you can defend and support.
Your thesis comes from that. If you have a good thesis statement, it will serve as your guide.
If you need a formula for constructing a solid thesis sentence, try this one: Thesis =
statement acknowledging task + statement showing your insightful recognition of
theme (your “so what”).It is possible that you may need two sentences to accomplish your thesis presentation. That is perfectly
acceptable. However, watch your words and aim toward fewer rather than more words to say what you
need to say.