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Chapter Three
The First and Second Steps
in Essay Writing
College Writing Skills, 8E and College
Writing Skills with Readings, 8E
John Langan
College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 8E
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Announcements
Ex.: I want to talk about
the crime wave in our
country
.
The sentence above merely tells the
subject of the paper.
A thesis statement must advance a
point about a limited subject.
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A Good Thesis
broad
too
Crime is a major concern of everyone in our country.
narrow
too
My parents had only one child.
JUST RIGHT
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readers interest.
details serve to
explain a writers
point.
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specific
details to fully
support the
point in a body
Provide enough