Thesis Statement, Topic Sentence

and Supporting Details

UA TLMC LHS GRADE 11 STEM
“ In writing a paragraph or essay, your chief guides are the thesis
statement and the topic sentence, respectively; the topic sentence
in your paragraph is then reinforced by supporting details.
 Thesis Statement
• the central idea of a multiple-
paragraph composition
• one sentence summary that guides,
controls, and unifies ideas when
writing a paper
“Necessity of a college This is more of a title
education” than a thesis statement.

“College education is Thesis Although it is a sentence, this

important.” statement is broad.
Statement
uses a complete
“Getting a college degree sentence.
is important because it This is an example of an
will equip a student to accurately written thesis
become a professional in statement; it has one
his/her chosen field and it subject and at least two
will widen his/her arguments.
perspective of the world.”
 Topic: Tagaytay City
Question:
(1) Is Tagaytay City an enthralling city of the
One strategy that you South?
can use in writing a (2) Why is Tagaytay City considered an
enthralling city of the South?
thesis statement is
Thesis Statement:
asking a question (1) Tagaytay City is an enthralling city of the
South.
(2) Tagaytay City is an enthralling city of the
South because of its beautiful landscape,
amazing people, and sumptuous food.
How to Write an
effective
Thesis Statement
 1 DON’T DO

It should be written in a Computers can

complete sentence with Computers as help a teacher
helpful tools in effectively impart
a clearly stated subject. teaching and the lesson and
researching research
information.
 1 Rewrite the following:

It should be written in a Irrelevance of

complete sentence with difference between Human rights is
a clearly stated subject. equally served for
men and women in everyone whether
terms of their men and women.
human rights
 DON’T DO
In the history of the
Philippines, People Power

2 Many events in the

history of the Philippines
contributed to the
I was one of the major
events which changed our
country, especially the
culture, structure and
It should not be too changes in the country. politics of the Philippines.
narrow nor too broad, People Power I can be
People Power I involved compared to the
and it should contain at many Filipinos who revolution during the
least two details. wanted freedom from Spanish period, as it
Martial Law. sprang from our
countrymen’s conscious
need for freedom against
tyranny.
 Rewrite the following:

2 Men and women in our

society act, think and
was treated differently
Men and women are especially in terms of
It should not be too different . their roles and social
narrow nor too broad, In olden times, men status.
and it should contain at were the hunters and In theare
olden times, men
among the
least two details. gatherers, while superiors in which they
women were are known as the
nurturers. hunters and gatherers
while women were left
at home, doing chores
and serving men.
 3 DON’T DO
Avoid an awkward I will tell you about An increase in the
thesis statement which how the increase in number of squatters
states the obvious. the number of in Metro Manila can
squatters contributed be attributed to the
to the effects of effects of
• “I will tell you…” overpopulation and overpopulation and
gentrification. gentrification.
• “I will talk about…”
 3 Rewrite the following:

Avoid an awkward
Today, I will talk Gender of job
thesis statement which about how the applicants can
states the obvious. gender of job affect the
applicants affects
the judgement of judgement of
• “I will tell you…” employers when employers when
hiring. hiring.
• “I will talk about…”
 4 DON’T

Overseas Filipino
DO

Workers (OFWs) Overseas Filipino

Enumerated details help raise the
Workers (OFWs)
should have the same country’s economy, help raise the
level of significance. country’s economy
add more revenues, and promote the
and promote the hospitality of
hospitality of Filipinos.
Filipinos.
 Rewrite the following:

4 Awareness of gender Awareness of

Enumerated details discrimination can gender
lead to decrease of discrimination can
should have the same sexual harassment, lead to decrease of
level of significance. decline of domestic sexual harassment
violence, and fewer and decline of
cases of spousal domestic violence.
abuse.
 5 DON’T DO

It should not state an Rizal Park which is

absolute fact. It should Rizal park is located located in Manila, is
have a point. in Manila. a reminder of our
nationalism and
revolution.
 5
Rewrite the following:

Maria Clara, which is

a character in Jose
Rizal’s novel, Noli Me
It should not state an Maria Clara is a Tangere, symbolizes
absolute fact. It should character in Jose the purity and
have a point. Rizal’s novel, Noli innocence of a
Me Tangere. sheltered native
woman during the
time of Spanish
occupation.
 Topic Sentence
• guides, controls, and unifies ideas in
a paragraph and it develops one
argument of the thesis statement
• can either be explicitly or implicitly
stated
• develops the details in thesis
statement
 Topic: Tagaytay City
Question: Why is Tagaytay City considered an
enthralling city of the South?
Thesis Statement:
Tagaytay City is an enthralling city of the South
Topic Sentence because of its beautiful landscape , delicious food,
and amazing people.
has one subject Topic Sentence 1:
(similar to the subject of Tagaytay City attracts tourists with its magnificent
the thesis statement ) landscape.
Topic Sentence 2:
and one detail. People go back to Tagaytay for its delicious foods.
Topic Sentence 3:
The warmth of the city’s amazing people is also
another reason why Tagaytay is alluring.
Tips in writing an
Effective
Topic Sentence
 1 a. It must be written in a complete
It should follow the sentence and with a clear subject.
basics already discussed
in the thesis statement. b.It should not be phrased awkwardly
and it should not state the obvious.
 Sample Thesis Statement:
Rizal Park which is located in Manila, is a

2 reminder of our nationalism and revolution.

DON’T DO
It should contain one Rizal Park, which
detail which is related to features a statue of
one of the details in the Rizal Park features a Jose Rizal, stans as a
thesis statement. statue of Jose Rizal and reminder of the
is also known as Filipinos who sparked
Luneta Park. the revolution and
launched our fight for
freedom.
 Sample Thesis Statement:
A person should not be stereotyped, because
there are various factors which make everyone

2
different such as religion, ethnic background and
social classes.

Rewrite the following topic sentence:

It should contain one
detail which is related to
one of the details in the
thesis statement.
Religion, which is a
major influence in
Religion is a major people’s faith, had made
influence in people’s it’s way through the
faith; those who do heart of the people
not have a religion around the globe and
must be evil. makes them believe that
anything without God,
belongs to the evil.
 3 If the topic sentences are uniform
It should vary in throughout your essay, they might
structure across the seem monotonous to read. Varying
paragraph. the structure will also enable you
to stress important parts.
 DON’T DO
4 Many times, in many
places, an across the
Language should not
cultures, languages is be seen as a dividing
If the composition is used as dividing force
just one paragraph, the and point of difference force, but as a tool to
promote unity in
topic sentence should be when in fact it is a diversity across
straightforward. major factor that can cultures.
promote unity in
diversity.
 Rewrite the following topic sentence:

4 It should be known by
everyone that harmful
stereotypes surround
If the composition is every society, every Stereotypes are the
just one paragraph, the community, and every worst kind of
topic sentence should be city, and they are the pandemic that can
worst kinds of trickle the next
straightforward. epidemic because generation and create
when passed on, they a vicious cycle.
trickle to the next
generation and create
a vicious cycle.
 Supporting Details
• pieces of information necessary to
better understand the main idea
• facts, reasons, testimonies, statistics,
and experiments that support the
topic sentence
2 Levels of Supporting Details
Major Details
Directly support the topic
sentence

Minor Details
Directly support the major
details
Sample Paragraph:
Tagaytay is an enthralling city of the South because of its
stunning landscape, hospitable people, and delicious foods.
The city has a magnificent scenery that never fails to capture
the awe of its visitors. One major tourist spot that exudes the
beauty of Tagaytay is Taal Volcano, the smallest volcano in
the world. The lake which surrounds, it is another attraction
that cannot be missed. The city is also characterized by the
warmth of its people, the Caviteños. They bring with them
their smiles as they welcome both local and foreign visitors.
Aside from these, Tagaytay is also known for its sumptuous
native foods. Tourists who drop by the city make it a point to
try Tagaytay’s famous bulalo and other delicacies.
In the previous paragraph, the major details are underlined
while the minor details are set in bold.
 The End!
Thank You for Listening.