HOW DO I

ORGANIZE MY
ESSAY’S
THOUGHTS?
 THESIS STATEMENT
TOPIC SENTENCE
SUPPORTING DETAILS
WHAT MAKES THEM THESIS STATEMENT
DIFFERENT FROM It is a one sentence summary
that guides, controls, and
EACH OTHER? unifies ideas when writing a
paper.

TOPIC SENTENCE SUPPORTING DETAILS

It develops the details in the thesis
statement; if the thesis statement
contains three details, then the
paper will have three topic
sentences.
These details are pieces of
information necessary to
better understand the main
idea. .
 THESIS
STATEMENT
 ALL THE OTHER IDEAS PRESENTED IN AN ESSAY REVOLVE AROUND THE THESIS STATEMENT.

Remember that a thesis statement, unlike a usual topic or title, uses a complete sentence. Consider the following statements:

“Necessity of a college This is more of a title than a

education.” thesis statement.

“College education is Although it is a sentence,

important.” this statement is broad.
Remember that a thesis statement, unlike a usual topic or title, uses a complete sentence. Consider the following statements:

“Getting
a college degree is
important because it will equip a
student to become a professional
in his/her chosen field and it will
widen his/her perspective of the
world.”
 Remember that a thesis statement, unlike a usual topic or title, uses a complete sentence. Consider the following statements:

“Getting a college degree

is important because it will This is an example of an
equip a student to become
accurately written thesis
a professional in his/her
chosen field and it will statement; it has one subject
widen his/her perspective and at least two arguments.
of the world.”
Generating a thesis statement can be done through various methods. Consider the following:

Topic: Jogging

Question: Why is jogging beneficial?

 Generating a thesis statement can be done through various methods. Consider the following:

Jogging is beneficial
because it positively affects
Thesis Statement:
physical wellbeing and
mental fitness.
After identifying the topic, ask a question that would entail multiple details. The answer to this question is most
likely your thesis statement. Consider another example:

Topic: Tagaytay City

1. Is Tagaytay City an enthralling

city of the South?
Question:
2. Why is Tagaytay City considered
an enthralling
After identifying the topic, ask a question that would entail multiple details. The answer to this question is most
likely your thesis statement. Consider another example:

1. Tagaytay City is an
enthralling city of the South.
2. Tagaytay City is an
Thesis Statement: enthralling city of the South
because of its beautiful
landscape, amazing people,
and sumptuous food.
TIPS IN WRITING A THESIS STATEMENT
 It should be written in complete sentence with clearly
stated subject.
 It should not be narrow nor too broad, it should contain at
least two details.
 Avoid an awkward thesis statement which states the
obvious. These statements usually start with the phrase “I
will tell you…” or “I will talk about…..”
 Enumerated details should have the same level of
significance. If one of the details can be classified under
another detail, you can omit it.
 It should not state an absolute fact, because it will not
present any central idea that can be developed further. It
should have point.
 TOPIC
SENTENCE
 GUIDES, CONTROLS, AND UNIFIES IDEAS IN A PARAGRAPH IT DEVELOPS ONE ARGUMENT OF THE THESIS STATEMENT.

Topic: Jogging
Question: Why is jogging beneficial?
Thesis Statement: Jogging is beneficial because it positively affects
physical wellbeing and mental fitness.

Topic Sentence 1: Jogging positively impacts one’s physical wellness by

preventing hypertension and other diseases.
Topic Sentence 2: Another benefit of jogging is that it maintains mental
fitness.
.
 GUIDES, CONTROLS, AND UNIFIES IDEAS IN A PARAGRAPH IT DEVELOPS ONE ARGUMENT OF THE THESIS STATEMENT.

Topic: Tagaytay City

Question: Why is Tagaytay City an enthralling city of the South?
Thesis Statement: Tagaytay is an enthralling city of the South because
of its beautiful landscape, delicious food, and
amazing people.

Topic Sentence 1: Tagaytay city attracts tourists with its magnificent

landscape.
Topic Sentence 2: 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 A THESIS STATEMENT

 It should follow the basics already

discussed in the thesis statement.
It should contain one detail which is
related to one of the details in thesis
statement.
If the composition is just one paragraph,
the topic sentence should straight forward.
SUPPORTING
DETAILS
 These details are pieces of information necessary to
better understand the main idea.

It can be facts, reasons, testimonies, statistics, and

experiments that support the topic sentence.

a. Major Details - directly support

the topic sentence
b. Minor Details – directly support
the major details
Topic Sentence Music helps while studying.

Supporting
Detail 1
It also has an ability to improve mood. .

Supporting Music can also alleviate stress which is useful to

Detail 2 combat the pressures of studying.
 Topic

Thesis Statement

Topic Sentence 1 Topic Sentence 2

Supporting Details Supporting Details Supporting Details Supporting Details

1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2

Summary