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Dos and Donts that will guide you in writing a strong thesis statement.
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How to Begin:
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml
If
a
topic
is
given
to
you,
what
is
the
best
way
to
begin
your
thesis
statement?
If
a
topic
is
not
given
to
you,
what
is
the
best
way
to
begin
your
thesis
statement?
What
are
four
1.
attributes
that
a
good
thesis
statement
will
2.
include?
3.
4.
What
is
the
difference
between
a
America. Does your rewrite answer the three specificity questions? How? Organization: http://studenthacks.org/2007/11/06/thesis-statement/ How does a thesis statement help organize your paper? Why should you focus on one main idea in your thesis? What do you think would happen if you listed too many ideas in your thesis statement? Language: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/word-choice/ Read the section 1. titled Strategies for
Successful Word Choice. What are three strategies that you found to be the most helpful? Why?
2. 3.
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/effrevwarl.cfm Look back at the first thesis statement you wrote for this assignment. Using the website given, write a thesis statement that addresses how the Revolutionary War was an important event in American history.