Part 1:
- Read “Finding and Supporting a Thesis” on pp. 47-53 in your Student’s Book of College English
- Complete the exercise at the top of page 53 (only complete questions 1, 3, and 5).
- What is the topic of each sentence?
- What is the writer’s main point?
- What does the writer want to say about the topic?
- How do you think each writer will go about supporting the thesis?
- Complete the exercise near the bottom of page 53. Choose only 2 of the 5 statements given.
- Determine which items are thesis statements and which are not.
- Determine which thesis statements are too general or too lacking in unity to make a good paper.
- How does each statement meet the specifications for a thesis, as explained earlier in your reading?
- Revise the unacceptable thesis statements accordingly.
- Your answers must use correct SPELLING, GRAMMAR, and PUNCTUATION!
