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Thesis Statements

Thesis statements

Thesis statement is a sentence that makes an assertion about a topic and predicts how the topic will be developed. It does not simply announce a topic: it says something about the topic.

Good: X has made a significant impact on the teenage population due to its . . .

Bad: In this paper, I will discuss X.

Thesis statement makes a promise to the reader about the scope, purpose, and direction of the paper.

It summarizes the conclusions that the writer has reached about the topic

Thesis statement is generally located near the end of the introduction.

Sometimes in a long paper, the thesis will be expressed in several sentences or an entire paragraph

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Purpose statements

Purpose statements

Purpose statement announces the purpose, scope, and direction of the paper.

It tells the reader what to expect in a paper and what the specific focus will be.

Common beginnings include:

“This paper examines . . .,” “The aim of this paper is to . . .,” and “The purpose of this essay is to . . .”

# Makes an argumentative assertion about a topic; it states the conclusions that you have reached about your topic.

# Is focused and specific enough to be “proven” within the boundaries of your paper.

# Purpose statement usually appears toward the end of the introduction.

The purpose statement may be expressed in several sentences or even an entire paragraph.

# Identifies the relationships between the pieces of evidence that you are using to support your argument.

# Purpose statement makes a promise to the reader about the development of the argument but does not preview the particular conclusions that the writer has drawn.

Example

This paper will examine the …., The focus will be on the ….,