Work on a thesis statement. A thesis statement is a sentence that states the topic and purpose of a paper. A good
thesis statement will direct the structure of your final essay and will allow your reader to understand the ideas you will discuss within your paper. Therefore, it
should be one sentence, succinct, and well thought out, and it should summarize your reaction to the selected reading and your supporting points.
Prompt
For this assignment, you will compose a thesis statement that summarizes the article you selected to work on throughout the course. Use the framework
below to help you construct your thesis statement:
Main Claim:
The article's main claim of ______ is ______
Supporting Key Points:
because ______, ______, and ______.
The main claim should summarize your reaction to your selected reading and your supporting points. Remember that a strong thesis statement should
contain a main claim and three supporting points to back up the main claim.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Identify a main claim that relates to the selected work.