the thesis statement is the most important component of your essay (remember that the thesis statement can…

the thesis statement is the most important component of your essay (remember that the thesis statement can be more than one sentence).\n• remember that an expository essay might break down an idea, event, or concept for better understanding - that is, it serves to teach or inform our readers.\n• the thesis statement states the main claim, purpose, or point of your paper. a good thesis statement is specific, and gives the reader a sense of what is coming in your essay.\n• however, a bad, or weak, thesis statement either makes no claim or makes a claim that everyone already agrees with and so does not need to be proved (i.e. “smoking is bad for you”). read the following thesis statement, for example: my paper will examine the facts about second - hand smoke.\n• this is a weak thesis statement because it doesnt make a claim about second - hand smoke. a better thesis statement might read: second - hand smoke has been shown to cause cancer and lung disease. this is a much stronger thesis statement as it makes a claim, and sets the reader up for the supporting evidence (which we now know will discuss cancer and lung disease).\ndirections: read the following thesis statements. write the word “weak” or “strong” depending on whether or not you think this is a good thesis statement. then, write the reason why the thesis statement is strong or weak. simply write “too broad,” or “doesnt make a claim,” for weak statements, or “makes a specific claim” for strong ones.\ndrinking and driving is dangerous.\nex this is a weak thesis because it is not specific enough. its too broad.\ndrinking and driving has been linked to increased fatalities on california roads\n\nin this paper, i will examine inequality.\n\nfinancial trouble and lack of communication are two of the main causes of divorce.

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