THESIS

STATEMENT OF
AN ACADEMIC
TEXT
WHAT IS THESIS
STATEMENT?
 THESIS
STATEMENT
-the central or the main point of the essay
-summarizes the topic and arguments of the
writer about the topic
-can be in one or two sentences long

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EXPLICIT OR IMPLICIT
 EXPLICIT
-straight forward
-the thesis statement is obviously written in the
text or the essay
-usually found in the end of introduction
 IMPLICIT
-the thesis statement is not actually written
in the essay
EXAMPLE
Implicit

Working while attending college classes remains

necessary for many students,but unfortunately many
problems result from the difficulties of balancing work
and school
EXAMPLE
Explicit

This will discuss the example of

how going to college and
working full time puts pressure
on students and results in many
dropping out of school
PARTS OF THESIS STATEMENT

1 TOPIC (SUBJECT)
2 POSITION (YOUR STAND ON THE TOPIC)
3 REASON/S (YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE TOPIC)
4 CONCESSION (OPPOSING VIEW)
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