Writing a Persuasive Thesis Sentence, Slides of English Language

Download Writing a Persuasive Thesis Sentence and more Slides English Language in PDF only on Docsity! Writing a Thesis “Have you something to do tomorrow, do it today.” Ben Franklin 1 Created by José J. González, Jr. Spring 2002 2 Thesis defined:  The thesis sentence tells the reader what the entire essay is about, a map of your essay. Created by José J. González, Jr. Spring 2002 5 Unscramble the thesis:  and is used as a form of contraception  because abortion is tantamount to murder  I strongly believe that abortion should be banned  cheapens life  (Learning the right order of the thesis sentence is important. So try to unscramble this sentence.) Created by José J. González, Jr. Spring 2002 6 Corrected thesis: I strongly believe that abortion should be banned because abortion is tantamount to murder, cheapens life, and is used as a form of contraception. Created by José J. González, Jr. Spring 2002 7 Let’s look at a poor thesis sentences:  I believe teenagers should get paid minimum wage because they do the same amount of work, equal labor rights , and they need the money. (In this thesis sentence the reasons are not parallel which means that they are not in the same grammatical form. Do your best to improve and then take a look at the improved version on the next slide.) Created by José J. González, Jr. Spring 2002 10 Correction: All citizens of the age of 18 should serve one year in the military because they will learn to work, patriotism, and get along with people. Created by José J. González, Jr. Spring 2002 11 Complete: I strongly believe that trash burning fires should be banned because____,____, and_____. Created by José J. González, Jr. Spring 2002 12 Complete: _____________________ ____________ because handguns dangerous and causing many unnecessary deaths.