Eapp week 4 thesis statement and outline reading

This will serve as study notes for grade 11 students

1. Thesis Statement and Outline Reading Text EAPP WEEK 4

2. Objectives Define Thesis statement and outlining Identify steps and characteristics of Thesis statement State the thesis statement of an academic text

3. Today Thesis statement Don't forget ...

4. What is THESIS STATEMENT 01 is a road map for the paper It is a statement that summarizes your topic and declares your position on it .

5. What is THESIS STATEMENT 01 • It is the central idea of a multiple-paragraph composition. It is one sentence summary that guides, controls and unifies ideas when writing a paper .

6. Elements of a Thesis Statement   1. Topic . The topic of your paper. 2. Argument/Claim/Position 3. Evidence . The support for your argument/claim. Evidence ca be Facts and statistics Ideas and quotes from experts Example of cases relevant to your topic Laws, legislation, or foundational primary sources documents such as the Constitution

7. Parents should regulate the amount of time their children spend on mobile gaming because it shortens children’s attention span, it inhibits social interaction and it isn't always intellectually stimulating. 02

8. College students should be encourage to pursue a career in science because of the large number of job options and higher salary 02

9. Although some may object to death penalty, this punishment is a necessity to control public order and ensure people’s safety 02

10. CHARACTERISTIC OF A STRONG THESIS STATEMENT 1 . A strong thesis statement usually contains an element of uncertainty, risk, or challenge, meaning that it should offer a debatable claim that can be proven or disproved in the essay. An effective thesis statement is not just a statement of fact or a description of a topic. Instead, it describes for the reader what the particular position of the writer is on an issue, or his/her interpretation of the significance of a particular idea.

11. CHARACTERISTIC OF A STRONG THESIS STATEMENT 3. A thesis statement should not merely announce something or state a fact. Rather, it should give an essay tension by introducing ideas that may challenge the reader’s views 4. It is important that a thesis statement is not too general because the writer will not have enough space to cover every possible aspect of the thesis statement

12. 1. State your topic. Example: Regulating children’s mobile gaming .. 2. State your opinion/main idea about this topic. This will form the heart of your thesis. An effective statement will express one major idea. Example: Parents should regulate the amount of time their children spend on mobile gaming. 3. Give the strongest reason or assertion that support your opinion . Example: It is not always intellectually stimulating.  

13. 4. Give another strong reason or assertion that support your opinion. Example: It inhibits social interaction.   Give another strong assertion. Example: It shortens children’s attention span.   6. Include an opposing viewpoint to your opinion / main idea, if applicable. This should be an argument for the opposing view, even if you do not agree with over all view point. Example: Mobile gaming can be educational.

14. Even though mobile gaming can be educational, Parents should regulate the amount of time their children spend on mobile gaming because it shortens children’s attention span, it inhibits social interaction and it isn't always intellectually stimulating. 01

15. Today What is an outline Don't forget ...

16. What is outline 02 An outline is a map of your essay or a blueprint. It shows what information each section or paragraph will contain, and in what order.

17. What is outline 02 Most outlines use numbers and/or bullet points to arrange information and convey points. . It is a tool we use in the writing process to help organize our ideas, visualize our paper’s potential structure

18. —Someone Famous Guidelines in Writing an Outline: Place the title at the center above the outline. Every level of the outline must have at least two items (I and II, A and B, 1 and 2). Put a period after each numeral and letter. Indent each new level of the outline. All items of one kind (roman numerals, capital letters, Arabic numerals) should lineup with each other.

19. —Someone Famous Guidelines in Writing an Outline:   6. Capitalize the first letter of each item. 7. The terms Introduction, Body, and Conclusion do not have to be included in the outline. They are not topics; they are merely organizational units in the writer’s mind.

20. A picture always reinforces the concept Images reveal large amounts of data , so remember: use an image instead of a long text. Your audience will appreciate it Don't forget ...