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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Academic Argument: Introduction to Argumentative Thesis Statements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This introduction focuses on evaluating argumentative thesis statements. Click on the Next link at the bottom right for more information.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Communications: Establishing a Purpose and a Thesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This instructional activity focuses on establishing the purpose and thesis of your speech. It includes information about both a general and specific purpose of the speech and developing a thesis statement that clearly articulates the...
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Thesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of a thesis statement and tips on writing one.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Thesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Tips for writing a thesis statement.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Analysis: Analytic Thesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This activity focuses on the forming an analytic thesis statement that includes the how, why, and so what of the subject. It also discusses the need to let the thesis develop naturally and be sure that the main claim is reasoned.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Evaluating and Revising a Thesis: Practice 1

For Students 9th - 10th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn how to evaluate a thesis statement and identify the problems that might call for revision.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Thesis in an Interpretive Response (English Ii Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Write an essay that contains a clear thesis statement.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Write a Persuasive Text With a Clear Thesis

For Students 7th - 9th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students how to focus on a thesis in an expository text in four lessons: Introduction, Opening Statement: Your Thesis, Maintaining Your Thesis...
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Harvard University

Harvard College Writing Center: Developing a Thesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Superbly written explanation of thesis development. Use the links on the right to work through the writing process.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Revising Thesis and Topic Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on revising the thesis and topic sentences using two videos and two slideshows. The first video discusses a 3-step revising process for making sure the thesis fits the paper; the second video focuses on what...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cause and Effect Papers: Thesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on how to write an effective cause and effect thesis; it reviews cause and effect writing, lists signal words for cause and effect papers, explains what is required in the thesis, and provides three examples...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Developing a Thesis and Introduction (English Iii Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will learn how to develop a thesis and an introduction for a research project. W.11-12.2a Intro/Format
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revising the Persuasive Essay: Thesis Supported by Evidence

For Students 10th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn strategies for evaluating and revising the thesis and supporting evidence in a persuasive essay.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Thesis and Support in the Persuasive Essay (English I Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will be able to write an essay that includes a clear thesis and supporting evidence.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revising the Persuasive Essay: Thesis Supported by Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn strategies for evaluating and revising the thesis and supporting evidence in an essay.
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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: Thesis Statement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the thesis statement in a series of "A thesis is a ____, not a ____" statements. Gives examples of improper and improved thesis statements.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Using Thesis Statements

For Students 9th - 10th
The first part of this page lists five characteristics of a thesis statement and gives examples of a poor and an effective statement for each characteristic. The second part of the handout dispels common myths about the thesis statement.
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University of Wisconsin

Univ. Of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Thesis and Purpose Statements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains the thesis statement and distinguishes it from the purpose statement. Gives an example of a paragraph containing both. Be sure try the link at the bottom of the page, "Developing a Thesis Statement." This page goes into further...
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University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Writing Essays: The Statement of Your Thesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief explanation of the thesis statement, followed by examples of faulty and improved thesis statements.
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W. W. Norton

W.w. Norton & Company: Elements of the Essay: Thesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation and examples of interpretive claims and evaluative claims in a thesis statement. Click on list on the right for more information about elements of the essay.
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University of Sydney (Australia)

The Write Site: Constructing a Working Thesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students will find a thorough definition of a thesis. Non-examples of thesis statements are also provided.
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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Writing a Thesis Sentence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Dartmouth College writing lab tutorial teaches students how to develop a thesis statement.
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SUNY Empire State College

Empire State College: Thesis and Shaping Information

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial on writing essays contains several sections pertaining to the thesis. These include thesis definition, characteristics, analysis of thesis to gather and shape information, and topic sentences. Many examples given. W.9-10.2...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Revision Technique: Thesis and Support

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on assessing and revising the thesis, topic sentences, and supporting details in a paper. It uses the analogy of the body: the thesis and topic sentences are the bones and the supporting details are the...

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