THE THESIS STATEMENT
WHAT IS A THESIS STATEMENT?
	A thesis statement is a complete sentence that identifies the main idea of your paper and the areas you will use to support it.
HOW DO YOU DETERMINE WHAT IS YOUR THESIS? The easiest way to identify one’s thesis is to answer the questions?
	What am I writing about? How do I feel about the subject? What is my position?
WHAT DOES A GOOD THESIS INCLUDE?
In content it:
	1.	is limited enough fo the length of paper involved, yet complex enough to make an interesting subject.
	2.	has a specific audience in mind.
In form it:
	1.	identifies the controlling idea in a paper.
	2.	identifies major support areas.
	3.	orders support areas in a strategic fashion (ex. Chronological order, cause and effect, order of importance).
	4.	use parallel construction in presenting its parts.
WHAT DOES A GOOD THESIS AVOID?
A good thesis avoids:
	1.	calling attention to the waiting process (ex. ‘This paper is going to be about…”)
	2.	focusing on writer rather than topic (ex. “I am going to write about…”)