Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Thesis Statement and Topic Sentence Points

Please put a lot of thought into these before posting!

Remember: The thesis needs to build, not simply list. It also needs to have a "so what point" that it builds up to.

It's up to you how many topic sentence points you have, but for a 6-8 page paper, I suggest at least 4. They should be listed in the order you plan on including them in the paper, they must cover the entire thesis, and they must not diverge from (but instead develop) your central argument.

Remember: Topic sentences need to be argumentative points, not facts.

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Post by Midnight, Wed. 5/13.