1. Thesis Statement

2. What is your thesis statement?
A thesis statement is the sentence at the beginning of your essay that tells your reader exactly what they will be reading about.
It introduces your topic and your argument and details.

3. What is a thesis statement
It can look like a statement or a list (depending on the type of essay you are writing.)
For this paper, our thesis statements will look like lists of character traits we want to highlight in our characters.
It should include your topic, argument, and details.

4. For Example
“Americans should eliminate the regular consumption of fast food because the fast food diet leads to preventable and expensive health issues, such as diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.”

5. For Example
“Homeless people in Berkeley should be given access to services, such as regular food donations, public restrooms, and camping facilities, because it would improve life for all inhabitants of the city.”

6. For Example
“It is too late to save earth; therefore, humans should immediately set a date for their relocation to Mars where, with proper planning, they can avoid issues of famine, war, and global warming.”

7. Let’s Try It Should the administration act on bullying in the school?
The administration should not act on bullying because it teaches students to run away from their problems.
The administration should act on bullies so that kids will not hurt people or themselves, and bullies should be expelled if they get caught.

8. Let’s Try it
Are students too dependent on technology to function?