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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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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Writing Process: Organizing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the organization of your paper including how to write a thesis statement, the elements of an effective paragraph, patterns of organization, transitions, and conclusions. It also provides a video of the Toulmin...
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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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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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Other

Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Writing Center: Writing Strong Introductions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Indiana University of Pennsylvania Writing Center article provides tips for writing a strong introduction for an essay. Using the following are discussed in these tips: anecdote, startling statement, famous ideas, question(s), first...
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Intro Paragraph

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
How to write an introduction paragraph, including hook, background information, and thesis statement.
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Leaf Group

E How: How to Write a Research Paper in Accounting

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
This article by Vaughnlea Leonard focuses on writing a research paper for an accounting class. The main differences from other research papers is choosing an appropriate topic and selecting sources written by accounting experts.
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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 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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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] Learn strategies for evaluating and revising the thesis and supporting evidence in an essay.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of a Composition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Writing a Paper? Here at the Capital Community College is everything you could ever ask for while preparing your essay. This site includes the writing process, structure, thesis statement, transitions, the computer as a writing...
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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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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: "How to Write a Literary Analysis Essay" [Pdf]

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
This is a nine-page PDF entitled "How to Write a Literary Analysis Essay" which explains in detail the parts of a literary analysis and how to write them.
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Colorado State University

Colorado State University: How Thesis Is Related to Purpose

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This table shows the progression from topic to purpose to thesis, as well as explaining the role of the thesis statement. Use the links on the right to get to the specific information you are interested in including forms to fit purpose...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Revising an Introduction: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses improve an introduction through revision. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Revising an Introduction."
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Other

Grammar book.com: Effective Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief list from The Blue Book with examples of how to take ineffective writing and transforming it into effective writing.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: I Just Got Assigned a Paper, Now What?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on what to do after being assigned a paper; it provides the basic steps to writing a paper: brainstorm topics, organize your thoughts (Venn diagrams, tree diagram examples), conduct preliminary research, create a...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Evaluating and Revising a Thesis: Practice 1 (English I Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Evaluate the strength of a thesis in an essay and revise it if necessary.
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W. W. Norton

W. W. Norton: Writing Process: Using Research to Refine and Test a Thesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information about using research to refine and test a thesis.

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