(Quick) Thesis Writing Workshop You might just have to do this on the first test…

#1  a good thesis statement… Takes a stand Answers the question Previews the argument

Thesis Write a thesis statement that outlines what you plan to address in your essay. The thesis statement is not a restating of the question. It is an introduction that includes a careful constructed paragraph that lays out what you will write about.

Thesis Statement If your thesis statement starts , “some things are similar and some things are different;” that is not a thesis statement. If you begin to write your essay in the introductory paragraph, you have not written a good thesis statement.

Thesis Statement Example of a good thesis statement: “Two of the most important early civilizations were those of Mesopotamia and Egypt. They developed strong political and social systems that were structured around religion. Yet the development of both civilizations was shaped through each one’s environment and resulted in two uniquely separate cultures.”