Thesis

Statement &
Outline
Reading Text
English for
Academic &
Professional
Purposes
Mrs. Noreen M. Morales
Teacher
Opening
Prayer
Father God,
As we start this new day for new
learning, we ask for Your guidance.
Lead us all the way. May You let us see
through Your eyes, listen through Your
ears, and speak with Your Mouth.
Be with us as we explore the world.
Give us the heart to love and be kind to
one another. Please watch over all our
teachers, classmates, friends, and
families.
Amen
At te n d a n c e
Checking
 Explain what a thesis
01 statement is and its
elements

State the thesis

Learning 02 statement of an
Objectives academic text

Formulate a
03 thesis statement
for the given text
Review

Description Compare/Contrast
Cause - Effect Chronological Problem-Solution
Identifying
Thesis
Statement
What’s in? Thesis Statement
Create a thesis statement based on
the following information. Education is important
Topic: Education is important to have. to have because it could
Supports: enable one to get a
1. It could enable one to get a better better paying job,
paying job.
makes a person become
2. It makes a person a more interesting
individual.
a more interesting
3. It makes a person a more informed citizen.
individual and more
informed citizen.
.
What’s in?
Create a thesis statement based on
Thesis Statement
the following information.

Topic: Bowling is a sport for everyone.

Bowling is a sport for
everyone, because it is
Supports:
not limited to any age
1. It is not limited to any age group.
group, it can be played
2. It can be played at any time.
at any time and does
3. It does not require any expensive
equipment.
not require any
expensive equipment.
 What is a
Thesis
Statement? A thesis statement is the
controlling idea that you will
develop in your paper.
This can be found usually at the
end of an introduction. A thesis
statement can be one sentence.
However, if necessary, it can also
be two or three sentences.
It serves as a roadmap of the text
you are reading.
 Topic
ELEMENTS -The topic of your
of a paper

Argument/Claim
Thes
State is -an assertion that
ment supports a thesis.

Evidence
-the support for your
If you already have these three
elements, you can combine them to
argument/claim.
create your thesis statement.
Example 1: (argumentative)
1. Topic – The Harry Potter
book series
2. Argument – stole many
fantastical elements from The
Lord of the Rings series
3. Evidence – giant spiders,
dangerous hooded undead
creatures (Dementors and
Nazgul), and a wise mentor.
Thesis Statement
The Harry Potter book series
stole many fantastical
elements from the Lord of the
Rings series. Some of the
uncanny similarities include
giant spiders, dangerous
hooded undead creatures, and
a wise mentor that the hero
must learn to survive without.
Example 2:
(Research/explanatory)
1. Topic – Cheese
2. Argument – has healthy
tendencies
3. Evidence – calcium helps
bones and teeth, boosts the
growth of good bacteria in
the gut, and the protein helps
cells repair themselves
Thesis Statement
Research has shown that
cheese has healthy tendencies
because its calcium
provides necessary nutrients
for the growth of bone and
teeth, it boosts the growth of
food bacteria in the gut, and it
has protein that helps cells
repair themselves.
ACTIVITY
TIME
 PracTice Task 2
Write a thesis statement for each of the
Thesis Statement
topic sentences. Write the answer in your
activity notebook.
Jogging is a good
Topic Sentences: exercise that
● Jogging prevents heart
prevents heart
disease. disease, some forms
● Jogging prevents some of cancer and treats
forms of cancer.
● Jogging helps treat diabetes.
diabetes.
 PracTice Task 2
Write a thesis statement for each of the
Thesis Statement
topic sentences. Write the answer in your
activity notebook.
Automated election
Topic Sentences: is faster, reduces
● Automated election
costs and achieves
reduces costs. digital archiving
● It is faster. results.
● Digital archiving of
results is also achieved.
Thank You
for today!