Sunday, February 06, 2011

The Thesis Statement

The thesis statement is the guiding force of your research paper. It lets the reader know what it is that you are going to be looking at in the essay. Everything in your thesis statement should be covered and supported in the body of your essay, so it is critical that your thesis statement be solid. Below are some links that define and explain how to write a thesis statement.

Purdue Online Writing Center Thesis Statement

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Thesis Statement

Indiana University Bloomington Thesis Statement

1 comment:

Sharon Demoss said...

In addition, thesis statement can make or break the whole thesis paper. It can dictate your thesis what would be its path and where the flow of idea would goes. Thesis statement is really a important part of thesis writing so it would be a good idea to think carefully of what you would your thesis statement would be.