1. Implicit vs Explicit
Thesis statements

2. Explicit thesis statement:
a clearly stated argument that is arguing a debatable point

3. Examples:
Examples:

4. Implicit thesis statement:
does not have a defined thesis. You gather the thesis from the writing, which supports the unstated thesis.  

5. Example:
Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind. Because your lover threw wild hands toward the sky And the affrighted steed ran on alone, Do not weep. War is kind. Hoarse, booming drums of the regiment, Little souls who thirst for fight, These men were born to drill and die. The unexplained glory flies above them, Great is the battle-god, great, and his kingdom -- A field where a thousand corpses lie. Do not weep, babe, for war is kind. Because your father tumbled in the yellow trenches, Raged at his breast, gulped and died, Do not weep. War is kind. Swift blazing flag of the regiment, Eagle with crest of red and gold, These men were born to drill and die. Point for them the virtue of slaughter, Make plain to them the excellence of killing And a field where a thousand corpses lie. Mother whose heart hung humble as a button On the bright splendid shroud of your son, Do not weep. War is kind.

6. The author portrays war as unleashed rage through spastic and untamed violence. The poem has an underlying thesis that is not mentioned, but after you read the poem, you come to toward a certain conclusion (that war is anything but kind and leaves nothing but death and pain in its wake), which is undoubtedly the author’s thesis.

7. Writing with Purpose: Inspirational Speeches
Step 1: Review directions for close reading on page 3 of your syllabus.
Step 2: Closely read (that means read twice) and annotate Queen Elizabeth I’s “Speech to the Troops at Tilbury.”

8. Writing with Purpose: Inspirational Speeches
Now, with your partner:
Step 3: Write down Queen Elizabeth’s implied thesis.
Step 4: Fill out the Aristotelian triangle.
Step 5: Come up with a list of things Queen Elizabeth DOES in her speech (not says).
Step 6: Complete the take-home assignment, due tomorrow.