1.5 Thesis Statement

Today’s lesson will be about:

Objectives

You will be able to:

• Understand what comprises a thesis statement.
• Predict the content of a paper based on the thesis statement.
• Revise your thesis statement of the diagnostic essay.

Attendance

Warm-up: Find a Thesis Statement

Sample Academic Introduction Paragraphs

Post Discussion

Argumentative?

Analytical?

ex1) The number of polar bears has declined as a result of human population growth, deforestation and hunting.
ex2)  ESL 115 is the best class at UIUC because it is interesting, informative and useful.

What does a thesis statement include?

PPT

Preview of the Content

Look Back your Diagnostic!

1. On top, write down whether your diagnostic essay is argumentative or analytic.
2. In your diagnostic essay, mark introduction, bodys and conclusion.
3. Highlight your thesis statement in yellow.
4. Highlight main ideas from each body paragraph in green.
5. Check whether your thesis statement includes Part A: the statement of purpose and Part B: your main ideas/ arguments.
6. Check whether you can preview the content of body paragraphs in the thesis statement.
7. Write a new thesis statement based on what we have learned today.

(5 and 6 are part of Engineering Activity #2.)

Homework

Engineering Activity #2.

Let’s look back your diagnostic essay with new perspective, Thesis Statement. Write a paragraph about questions below. (10 to 15 lines are good.) Example Format

• Do you think your thesis statement includes Part A: the statement of purpose and Part B: your main ideas/ arguments? 
• If you have both Part A and Part B, point out where you have them. If you do not have either of them, point out what you have and what you do not have.
• Can audience preview properly the content of your diagnostic essay by reading the thesis statement in introduction? If so, why do you think so? If not, how do you want to change your thesis statement?
• Then, write a new thesis statement and explain why you change your thesis statement in a new way. 

*Name the file as thesis statement.

*Submit it on Dropbox in Engineering Activity.

*Due date: Sep, 10 (Tue) at 11:55 p.m. sharp.