EAPP ( Thesis Statement )

Thesis

• main idea/point of informational text

• road map of the text

Thesis Statement

• central idea of the whole text

• summarize the topics and arguments of the writer

• one/two sentences long

• single sentence preferably a simple declarative sentence

Deductive Order

• general - specific

• thesis is stated at the beginning

Inductive Order

• specific - general

• thesis is stated at the latter part

Topic Sentence

• contains the subject of a paragraph

• main idea of one paragraph only

Explicit Thesis Statement

• straightforward

• obviously written in the text

• located at the end of introduction

Implicit Thesis Statement

• not written in the text

• readers will formulate the thesis based on their understanding

• Argumentative

• Narrative

• Expository

• Analytical

Types of Thesis Statement

• Topic

• Position

• Reason

• Concession

Parts of Thesis Statement

Topic

Subject of the text

Position

• Opinion belief regarding to the topic

• Stand about the topic

Reason

• explanation about your beliefs/stand

Concession

• opposing viewpoint