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THESIS STATEMENT

GOOD THESIS STATEMENT

Expresses ONE controlling idea

Recycling should be introduced in the society.

Thus, recycling should be introduced for the various benefits that it provides to the society

Specific

Teenager experience many problems.

However, teenagers today experience social, financial and time management problems.

Practice 6 THESIS STATEMENT

Canning should not be allowed in schools because it - affects students’ physical

- affects students’ emotional and mental well-being- fails to curb indiscipline in schools

-Canning should not be allowed in schools because it affects students’ physical, emotional and mental well-

being and fails to curb indiscipline in schools

Practice 6 Topic sentence 1

Canning affects students physically

Supporting details1. Canning is a form of child abuse, according to

the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

2. Teachers and discipline masters tend to abuse their authority.

3. It has many negative consequences .

1. Choose a topic- arguable

2. Find articles (happy reading! Haha~)

• Find THREE related articles (author+date)

• Transfer the main points (graphic organizers)

3. Construct a thesis statement

• Combine THREE main points in a sentence

• Get your lecturer to check on your sentence

"Fixing" What Isn't Broken

Every pet owner knows that there are enormous responsibilities that go

along with having a cat or dog. It must be fed and exercised, and it must

be given love, attention, and protection. There’s another responsibility

that not all pet owners think about, however: spaying or neutering, or

“fixing.” What does “fixing” a pet mean? Simply put, it means a quick,

cheap surgery that will prevent a pet from ever becoming a mother or

father. This surgery solves problems that pet owners know about, and

some that they might not have considered before. In fact, all pet owners

should be required to have their pets fixed because failure to do so

overburdens shelters, causes pain and suffering to unwanted pets, and

increases the health risks of pets and owners alike.

Thesis Statement

• In fact, all pet owners should be required to have their pets fixed because failure to do so overburdens shelters, causes pain and suffering to unwanted pets, and increases the health risks of pets and owners alike.

Citations

• In-text

• According to Farzana (2009)• A study by Farzana (2009) found …• Farzana (2009) states …• Farzana (2009) indicates / suggests / argues /

proposes / notes

Citations

• In-text• Known as the most popular sport in the world,

football has the power to bind people regardless of race and nation (Mandela, 1971).

• It has been quoted that the moral progress of a nation can be seen through the ways its animals are treated (Gandhi, 1972).

Thesis statement

Canning should not be allowed in schools because it affects students’ physical,

emotional and mental well-being and fails to curb indiscipline in schools