WRITING IS AN ACTIVITY THAT REQUIRES

ORGANIZATION . ALTOUGH IT SOMETIMES

STARTS AS A CHAOTIC PROCESS , MUCH
PREPARATIONS IS NEEDED .
 WHAT IS A THESIS STATEMENT ?

A THESIS STATEMENT IS THE FINAL PIECE OF YOUR

INTRODUCTION WHILE WRITING AN ESSAY . THE
THESIS STATEMENT TELLS THE READER WHAT THE
ESSAY IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT. WITHOUT A THESIS ,
YOUR WRITING LACKS FOCUS AND DIRECTION.
 STEPS TO WRITE A THESIS STATEMENT
• STEP 1
CHOOSE A TOPIC
• EX. SUPERMAN STEP 4
• STEP 2 • PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER AND BE SURE
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
• CREATE A QUESTION
• EX. WHY IS SUPERMAN SO COOL?
• FINISHED THESIS STATEMENT :
• STEP 3 FIND REASONS THAT ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION ( AT LEAST 3 ) • SUPERMAN IS COOL BECAUSE HE CAN FLY ,
HE HELPS PEOPLE IN DANGER AND HE IS
• EX. 1. HE CAN FLY STRONG.
2. HE IS STRONG
3. HE HEPLS PEOPLE IN DANGER .
 A GOOD THESIS HAS
SEVERAL QUALITIES :
A THESIS STATEMENT IS ALWAYS FRAMED AS
A DECLARATIVE STATEMENT.
POOR EXAMPLE IMPROVED VERSION

• WHAT IS PLAGIARISM? • PLAGIARISM CAN BE

EXPLAINED FROM
CULTURAL AND SOCIO
POLITICAL
PERSPECTIVES
A GOOD THESIS STATEMENT IS FOCUSED , MEANING IT
PROVIDES SUPPORTING POINTS THAT STRENGTHEN
THE MAIN CLAIM.
POOR EXAMPLE IMPROVED VERSION

• AN EFFECTIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT  EFFECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF

UNIT SHOULD HAVE GOOD
COMMUNICATION FACILITIES AND
EFFICIENT RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS SINCE
THESE INIATIVES WILL BE
BENEFICIAL FOR ITS CITIZENS.
INFORMATION AND EFFICIENT
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ARE
INDICATORS OF EFFECTIVE LOCAL
GOVEERNANCE.
 A GOOD THESIS STATEMENT HAS CLEAR
BOUNDARIES.MEANING , IT SETS LIMITS TO WHAT THE
ESSAY INTENDS TO EXPLORE.
POOR EXAMPLE IMPROVED VERSION
• GUITAR PLAYING SKILLS CAN BE • EXCELLENT GUITAR PALYING
IMPROVED IF THE PLAYER REQUIRES COUNTLESS HOURS OF
ISDEDICATED AND THERE ARE PRACTICE , STARATEGIC DECISIONS
SESSIONS DEVOTED TO TECHNIQUE IN PURCHASING EQUIPMENT, AND
AND INVESTMENTS ON GOOD TIRELESS DEDICATION.
EQUIPMENT MUST BE CONSIDERED
SINCE THESE WILL BE INFLUENTIAL
IN PERFORMING IN FRONT OF AN
AUDIENCE .
 IN PREPARING YOUR OUTLINE THERE ARE 2 THINGS TO
REMEMBER . OUTLINE FORMAT AND PRINCIPLES . WITH REGARD
TO FORMAT THERE ARE 2 TYPES , TRADITIONAL AND STANDARD

TRADITIONAL STANDARD SYSTEM

•USES ROMAN •USES

NUMERALS NUMBERS
 FOR PRINCIPLES , CONSIDER THE
FOLLOWING :

• PARALLEIISM – ENTIRES SHOULD OBSERVED THE SAME LANGUAGE STRUCTURE ( WORDS ,

PHRASES , SENTENCES )
• COORDINATION – ENTIRES SHOULD OBSERVE LEVELS OF IMPORTANCE .
• SUBORDINATION – ENTIRES SHOULD OBSERVE DIFFERENCES OF IMPORTANCE .
• DIVISION – ENTIRES SHOULD AT LEAST BE TWO TO BE SURE THAT SUPPORTING POINTS OF
A MAJOR IDEA ARE ADEQUATE .