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2.5: Identifying Thesis Statements

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Learning Objectives

• Identify explicit thesis statements in texts
• Identify implicit thesis statements in texts
• Identify strategies for using thesis statements to predict content of texts

Being able to identify the purpose and thesis of a text, as you’re reading it, takes practice. This section will offer you that practice.

One fun strategy for developing a deeper understanding the material you’re reading is to make a visual “map” of the ideas. Mind maps, whether hand-drawn or done through computer programs, can be fun to make, and help put all the ideas of an essay you’re reading in one easy-to-read format.

Your understanding of what the “central” element of the mind map is might change as you read and re-read. Developing the central idea of your mind map is a great way to help you determine the reading’s thesis.

Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\) - Hand-drawn Mind Map

Locating Explicit and Implicit Thesis Statements

In academic writing, the thesis is often explicit : it is included as a sentence as part of the text. It might be near the beginning of the work, but not always–some types of academic writing leave the thesis until the conclusion.

Journalism and reporting also rely on explicit thesis statements that appear very early in the piece–the first paragraph or even the first sentence.

Works of literature, on the other hand, usually do not contain a specific sentence that sums up the core concept of the writing. However, readers should finish the piece with a good understanding of what the work was trying to convey. This is what’s called an implicit thesis statement: the primary point of the reading is conveyed indirectly, in multiple locations throughout the work. (In literature, this is also referred to as the theme of the work.)

Academic writing sometimes relies on implicit thesis statements, as well.

This video offers excellent guidance in identifying the thesis statement of a work, no matter if it’s explicit or implicit.

Topic Sentences

We’ve learned that a thesis statement conveys the primary message of an entire piece of text. Now, let’s look at the next level of important sentences in a piece of text: topic sentences in each paragraph.

A useful metaphor would be to think of the thesis statement of a text as a general: it controls all the major decisions of the writing. There is only one thesis statement in a text. Topic sentences, in this relationship, serve as captains: they organize and sub-divide the overall goals of a writing into individual components. Each paragraph will have a topic sentence.

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It might be helpful to think of a topic sentence as working in two directions simultaneously. It relates the paragraph to the essay’s thesis, and thereby acts as a signpost for the argument of the paper as a whole, but it also defines the scope of the paragraph itself. For example, consider the following topic sentence:

Many characters in Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun have one particular dream in which they are following, though the character Walter pursues his most aggressively.

If this sentence controls the paragraph that follows, then all sentences in the paragraph must relate in some way to Walter and the pursuit of his dream.

Topic sentences often act like tiny thesis statements. Like a thesis statement, a topic sentence makes a claim of some sort. As the thesis statement is the unifying force in the essay, so the topic sentence must be the unifying force in the paragraph. Further, as is the case with the thesis statement, when the topic sentence makes a claim, the paragraph which follows must expand, describe, or prove it in some way. Topic sentences make a point and give reasons or examples to support it.

The topic sentence is often, though not always, the first sentence of a paragraph.

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• 1. Multiple Choice Edit 2 minutes 1 pt True or False: There is a difference between the thesis statement and the topic sentence True False
• 2. Multiple Choice Edit 2 minutes 1 pt The thesis statement should include your opinion on the on the points your are analyzing. True False
• 3. Multiple Choice Edit 2 minutes 1 pt The best thesis statements are formed into a question True False
• 4. Multiple Choice Edit 2 minutes 1 pt What is the claim in the following thesis statement? Paper money is a waste of time because it is very inconvenient to carry. There is no claim. it is very inconvenient to carry paper money is a waste of time
• 5. Multiple Choice Edit 2 minutes 1 pt It is best to use a quote in your thesis statement to support your point of view. True False
• 6. Multiple Choice Edit 2 minutes 1 pt The thesis should be the first sentence of an essay. True False
• 7. Multiple Choice Edit 2 minutes 1 pt A thesis statement should include your argument/point of view and a roadmap with the topics you are going to discuss in the essay. True False
• 8. Multiple Choice Edit 2 minutes 1 pt Which of the following is considered an effective literary analysis thesis statement? In "Winnie the Pooh," A. A. Mline uses anthropomorphism and diction to convey the themes of friendship and loyalty. Shrek is a good movie. Why do we write essays anyway? "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
• 9. Multiple Choice Edit 2 minutes 1 pt Pick the best persuasive thesis statement. The relationship between the feminist movement and the use of sexist  What is the relationship between the feminist movement and the use of sexist language? By raising public awareness of careless language habits and changing the image of women, the feminist movement has helped to bring about a decline of sexist language. Sexism is what America is all about.
• 10. Multiple Choice Edit 2 minutes 1 pt What is a thesis statement? A question A statement that explains the main idea of the essay and provides a roadmap for the reader A summary of a book or text The introductory paragraph
• 11. Multiple Choice Edit 2 minutes 1 pt Pick the best thesis statement How has the use of mood-altering drugs affected patients in state mental hospitals? The use of mood-altering drugs in state mental hospitals Drugs are bad. Many people have been released from mental hospitals because of the development of psychotropic drugs and better theraputic techniques.

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• Q 1 What is the sentence used in an essay that serves as the guide for the essay and directly answer the question or tasked of you? Main Idea Thesis Statement Topic Sentence Counterargument 30 s CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Iac-6
• Q 2 What are the characteristics of the thesis statement? Makes a claim Presents an arument factual statement counterclaim can be found in body of the essay Address the essay prompt 30 s CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Iac-6
• Q 3 Is it a good thesis statement: Social networking sites such as Facebook can cause problems? Strongly Disagree Agree Disagree Strongly Agree Neutral 30 s CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Iac-6

• Q 6 What should be addressed/answered by the thesis statement before the writer writes it? Users re-arrange answers into correct order Jumble 45 s CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Iac-6
• Q 7 Essay Prompt: Discuss the economic, political and social effects of World War II on the United States. Arrange the following phrases to form a good thesis statement: Users re-arrange answers into correct order Jumble 60 s CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Iac-6
• Q 8 True or false: A good thesis statement is a broad generalization about your topic. false true True or False 30 s CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Iac-6

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