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Mastering Thesis Statements for Academic Writing

This assignment helps students develop strong thesis statements by guiding them through structured practice with sample topics, supporting ideas, and model examples. Students learn how to combine a topic and key supporting points into a clear, focused thesis that functions as a roadmap for an academic essay. The activity scaffolds skill-building from analysis of examples to planning a thesis for a major course essay, making it suitable for...

Keywords:: Thesis statement, Writing process, Prewriting strategies, scaffolding, Supporting ideas, First-year composition

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: December 23, 2025
Date Modified in MERLOT:: December 23, 2025
Author:: Kelly Downs
Submitter:: Kelly Downs

Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
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Language:: English
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