THESIS

S TAT E M E N T
• is the central idea
• summarizes the topic and the arguments of the writer
about the topic.
• can be in one or two sentences long
 Topic Sentence Thesis Statement

is the sentence that contains is the central idea of the

the subject of the paragraph whole paper
is usually the first or last
sentence of the paragraph
 Explicit Thesis Statement Implicit Thesis Statement

-the thesis statement is -the thesis statement is not

written in the text
obviously written in the text
-the readers formulate te thesis
-means straightforward
statement based on the
understanding of the text
 TOPIC

TYPES OF -THE SUBJECT OF THE

TEXT

THESIS POSITION

-Y OU R STA N D ON T HE

S TAT
THESISE M E N T TOPIC

REASON/S
S TAT E M E N T -E XPL ANAT ION AND
JUS T IFICAT ION OF YOUR
POSITION

CONCESSION

-AN OPPOSING
VIEWPOINT ON THE TOPIC
 TOPIC

HOW TO
-REGULATING CHILDREN’S MOBILE GAME

POSITION

WRITE A -PA RENT SHOULD REGULATE THE

AMOUNT OF TIME THEIR CHILDREN

THESIS SPEND ON MOBILE GAMING

THESIS REASON/S

S T AE
S TAT TMEM
EENN
TT?  IT INHIBITS SOCIAL INTERACTION

 SHORTENS CHILDREN’S ATTENTION

SPAN.

 I T I S N O T A LWAY S I N T E L L E C T U A L LY
STIMULATING

CONCESSION

-MOBILE GAMING CAN BE EDUCATIONAL

 Basic Thesis Statement Thesis Statement w/
(Topic + Position) Concession (Basic Thesis
Statement + concession)
Parent should regulate the
amount of time their children Even though, mobile gaming
spend on mobile gaming. can be educational parent
should regulate the amount of
time their children spend on
mobile gaming.
 Thesis Statement w/
Concession
(Basic Thesis Statement +
concession)
While mobile gaming can be
educational parent should
regulate the amount of time
their children spend on mobile
gaming.
Thesis Statement w/ Concession and
Reason (Basic Thesis Statement w/
concession + reason/s)
Even though mobile gaming can be
educational parent should regulate
the amount of time their children
spend on mobile gaming because it
inhibits social interaction, shortens
children’s attention span, it is not
always intellectually stimulating.
 Basic Thesis Statement w/ Reason
(Basic Thesis Statement + reason)

Parent should regulate the amount of time their

children spend on mobile gaming because it inhibits
social interaction, shortens children’s attention
span, it is not always intellectually stimulating.