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Resources for Composing a Strong Thesis Statement

A strong thesis statement is important. It lets your reader know the main point/purpose of your essay. Different thesis statements may take on some different characteristics based on the type of writing. However, most "good" thesis statement have 3 things. 
The 3 main things: 
1- Tells the main point of your essay 
2- Provide some type of tension or an interpretation(something open to debate, or something open to a different perspective) 
3- Previews the main supporting points used to "prove" it 

One of the best resources that I have found is "Thesis Statements" from UNC College of Arts & Sciences: 
writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/thesis-statements/


Throughout the course, I will be posting some examples and templates that you can adapt and use. ​
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    • Power Point Lecture Notes
    • Themes & Literary Movements >
      • Native American (before 1600)
      • Puritanism/Colonial (1620-1750)
      • Revolutionary & Enlightenment/ Age of Reason (1750-1800)
      • Romanticism & American Gothic (1800-1865)
      • Transcendentalism (1840-1860)
      • Realism, Naturalism, & Regionalism (1865-1930)
      • Modernism (1914-1945)
      • Harlem Renaissance & Jazz (1917-1937)
      • Beat Generation (1950-1965)
      • Postmodernism & Contemporary (1946- Present)
    • Timeline
    • Reconstructing Truth Through Primary Sources
    • Literary Devices
    • Rhetorical Appeals & Logical Fallacies
  • College Prep
    • Grammar
    • Reading Strategies
    • Study Skills & Taking Notes
    • Entering the Conversation
    • APA Style & Citing
    • The Rhetorical Situation
    • Thesis Statements
    • Paragraphs
    • Patterns of Organization
    • The Writing Process
    • The Research Process