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Identifying thesis statements, introduction, learning objectives.
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.
Hand-drawn Mind Map
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.
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.
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.
Use an outline to organize and order your ideas, using main and subheadings to indicate the logical relationships between ideas.
Place your thesis statement at the top
List your major supporting points. Writing them as complete sentences gives you topic sentences around which you can build your paragraphs in your draft. Label these using Roman numerals (I, II, III, …).
Order your major supporting points in logical order or in order of importance (least to most important is generally suggested)
List supporting ideas for each major point, labeling them in capital letters (A, B, C, …).
Continue to sub-divide each supporting idea to fully develop each major supporting point. Use Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3 ...) and lower-case letters (a, b, c, ...).
Include bibliographic information for research material with each major or supporting idea.
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State the thesis statements of an academic text. Create an outline reading texts in various disciplines. CO_Q1_SHS English for Academic and Professional Purposes _ Module. 3. Summarizing Technique Use: Lesson 1 Identifying Thesis Statement and Outline Reading Text What's In. Activity 1.
Here is a shortened example of an outline: Introduction: background and thesis statement. Body. I. First topic. A. Point A. 1. Supporting evidence 2. Supporting evidence. a. Detail. II. Second Topic. III. Third Topic. Conclusion. I. Summarize the main points of your paper II. Restate your thesis in different words III. Make a strong final statement
States the thesis statement of an academic text (CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Ia-c-6) Outlines reading texts in various disciplines (CS_EN11/12A-EAPP-Ia-c-8) Learning Objectives: At the end of the lessons, you will be able to: 1. State the thesis statements of an academic text. 2. Create an outline reading texts in various disciplines.
Using the working thesis statement you wrote in Note 8.32 "Exercise 1" and the reading you did in Section 8.1 "Apply Prewriting Models", construct a topic outline for your essay. Be sure to observe correct outline form, including correct indentions and the use of Roman and arabic numerals and capital letters.
thesis statement, and it serves as a summary of the argument you'll make in the rest of your paper. What is a thesis statement? A thesis statement: tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion. is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of ...
Developing a Thesis Statement and Outline Review instructions and restate the prompt in your own words Brainstorm topic and main ideas Identify the type of thesis you will need dependent on the type of paper you are writing Adapt your thesis idea to suit the needs of the paper, this can include gathering resources…
Description. Contents: 1. English 11 Quarter 1- Module 1: Reading Academic Texts. 2. English 11 Quarter 1- Module 2: Thesis Statement and Outline Reading Text. 3. English 11 Quarter 1- Module 3: Approaches in Literary Criticism. 4. English 11 Quarter 1- Module 4: Writing the Reaction Paper/ Review/ Critique.
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.
Outline. Place your thesis statement at the top. List your major supporting points. Writing them as complete sentences gives you topic sentences around which you can build your paragraphs in your draft. Label these using Roman numerals (I, II, III, …). Order your major supporting points in logical order or in order of importance (least to ...
Reading Text. CO_Q1_SHS English for Academic and. English for Academic and Professional Purposes - Grade 11 Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 1 - Module 2: Thesis Statement and Outline Reading Text First Edition, 2020. Republic Act 8293, section 176 states that: No copyright shall subsist in any work of the Government of the Philippines.
Capitalize the first letter of each item. The terms Introduction, Body, and Conclusion do not have to be included in the outline. They are not topics; they are merely organizational units in the writer's mind. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like The topic or subject of your paper.
Identifying the Thesis Statement. In the first three modules of this quarter, you have been exposed to various academic texts, and in every text you read and/or write, it should have a main point, a main idea, or central message. ... Quarter 3-Module 5: Outlining Reading Texts in Various Disciplines. ... This type of outline is useful for ...
State the thesis statements of an academic text. Create an outline reading texts in various disciplines. CO_QProfessional Purposes1_SHS English for Academic and _ Module 2 ##### 5. Lesson 1 Identifying Thesis Statement and Outline Reading Text What's In Activity 1. Direction: Summarize the following excerpt below from Understanding. Calories.