ENG 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Thesis Statement, Adige, Perfectly Clear
7 Dec 2016
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English 1100 fall 2015 topic to thesis, paragraphs: commas, semi-colons, and colons: 457-462. Topic to thesis: narrowing the topic until it becomes a thesis (52-53; 61-63). a. If the topic is the topos or place you are exploring, the thesis is your destination. But sometimes it is a governing idea that is not stated directly. Expository essays are purely informative essays, but they are still claiming that the explanation or description of a certain phenomena is a good one: begin by approximating your thesis. When clear ideas or insights occur, jot them down, follow them through, and develop them into a thesis. A thesis is something you have discovered about the subject or data. Don"t be afraid to change your thesis if you find a more accurate conclusion. Questions to ask while forming your opinion", or conclusion, or thesis. i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. Comparative claim: what are the differences and similarities? (103-105; 107)
