ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC

AND PROFESSIONAL
PURPOSES:

LESSON 3:
THESIS STATEMENT
 MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING
COMPETENCY (MELC)

Stating the thesis statement of an

academic texts (CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-
Iac-6).
WORD HUNT
 THESIS STATEMENT

It occurs at the end of the

introduction, after the background
information on the topic.
 THESIS STATEMENT

The thesis statement relates to

the background information through
a transition, which could be a full
sentence, or a simple transition word,
such as therefore, because, but etc
 THESIS STATEMENT

The thesis statement is called the “heart of

the essay.”
It also is called the “central point” or the
“core” of an essay.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THESIS
STATEMENT

1.Factual
2.Interesting
3.Limited
4.Manageable
5.Researchable
CHARACTERISTICS OF THESIS
STATEMENT

1.Factual
A strong thesis statement requires solid
evidence to support and develop it because
without evidence, a claim is merely an
unsubstantiated idea or opinion.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THESIS
STATEMENT

2. INTERESTING
Avoid generic arguments and formula
statements. They work well to get a
rough draft started, but will easily bore a
reader. Keep revising until the thesis
reflects your real ideas.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF THESIS
STATEMENT

3. LIMITED
The thesis statement should be limited to what
can be accomplished in the specified number of
pages. Being specific will be much more successful
than writing about general things that do not say
much.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THESIS
STATEMENT

4. MANAGEABLE
Manageability will vary according to the
length of the paper you are writing.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THESIS
STATEMENT

5. RESEARCHABLE
 RESEARCH STATEMENT
Explanations of the interrelation between competition and cooperation have

evolved over the time. Early research into competition and cooperation defined

each of them in terms of the distribution of rewards related to each. Competition

was defined as a situation in which rewards are distributed unequally on the

basis of performance, cooperation on the other hand, was defined as a situation

in which rewards are distributed equally on the basis of mutual interactive

behavior among individuals. By this definition, a competitive situation requires

at least on competitor to fail for each competitor that wins, while a cooperative

situation offers a reward only if all members of the group receive it.
 RESEARCH STATEMENT
Explanations of the interrelation between competition and cooperation have

evolved over the time. Early research into competition and cooperation defined

each of them in terms of the distribution of rewards related to each. Competition

was defined as a situation in which rewards are distributed unequally on the

basis of performance, cooperation on the other hand, was defined as a situation

in which rewards are distributed equally on the basis of mutual interactive

behavior among individuals. By this definition, a competitive situation requires

at least on competitor to fail for each competitor that wins, while a cooperative

situation offers a reward only if all members of the group receive it.
 FIND THE RESEARCH STATEMENT

Researchers have found definitions of competition and cooperation based upon

rewards inadequate primarily because definitions of these two concepts based
upon rewards depict them as opposite. In current understanding, competition is
not viewed as opposite of cooperation, instead, cooperation is viewed as integral
component of competition. Cooperation is necessary among team members,
perhaps in a sporting event or in a political race, in order to win the competition, it
is equally important to understand that cooperation is of great importance between
teams in that same sporting event or ground rules of the game or election in order
to compete
Interestingly, the word competition is derived from a Latin verb which means
“to seek together.” An understanding of the derivation of the word competition
supports the understanding that cooperation, rather than evoking a characteristic
at the opposite extreme of human nature from competition, is in reality a
necessary factor in competition.
Children’s use of social media is a highly
debated issues. Parents are divided into two
on this issue. Many people think that social
media does not hurt children. Children
should not use social media because they
are influenced by seeing unreal lives.
 Nature holidays and sea holidays are quite common holiday
types. However, people often can’t decide which one is more
enjoyable. Actually, the answer to this question depends on what you
expect. I think sea holiday should be preferred because while you are
on a sea holiday. You can also be in touch with nature.
 QUESTION TIME

How important is the thesis

statement in an essay?
 ACTIVITY :

Death occurred from the effects of asphyxia, cerebral anemia, and shock. The
victim’s hair was used for the constriction ligature. Local marks of the ligature were
readily discernible: there were some abrasion and a slight ecchymosis in the skin.
But I found no obvious lesion in the blood vessels of the neck.
Cyanosis of the head was very slight and there were no pronounced hemorrhages
in the galea of the scalp. I should judge that very great compression was affected
almost immediately, with compression of the arteries as well as of the vein, and that
the superior laryngeal nerve was traumatized in the effect of throwing the victim into
profound shock…
The lungs revealed cyanosis, congestion, over aeration, and sub pleural petechial
hemorrhages….