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Thesis Statements Thesis Statements answer 2 Questions: 1. What is my topic? (broad view) 2. What will I be saying about my topic? (specifics)

Concept of Unity in Compositions: You can only write about what your thesis statement says you will be writing about. Concept of Coherence in Compositions: Your body paragraphs follow an order that is logical to your specifics from your thesis statement. Let’s try it

Create thesis statements from these essay prompts Fake 5-Paragraph Essay Prompts: 1. Is the war in Afghanistan beneficial to the United States? Discuss the political, economic and military implications. 2. Write a 20-page essay on the influence of existentialism on the artwork of Pollock, De Kooning, and Picasso. 3. Explain why parenting is an important motif in To Kill a Mockingbird. In your essay explain how parenting affected Jem, Dill, and Arthur Radley.