专四写作 论点陈述 thesis statement.ppt

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1、TheThesisStatement©2001byRuthLumanARoadMapforYourEssayReferencesESSAYIntroductionThesisStatementBodyParagraph#1BodyParagraph#2BodyParagraph#3IntroductionThesisStatementsAfteryouhavebrainstormedandyouhavesomemainideasofwhatyouwouldliketowriteinyouressay,youcanbeginthinki

2、ngaboutwritingathesisstatement.What’sathesisstatement????DefinitionThesisStatementAthesisstatementisacompletesentencethatcontainsonemainidea.Thisideacontrolsthecontentoftheentireessay.Athesisstatementthatcontainssubpointsalsohelpsareaderknowhowtheessaywillbeorganized.Lo

3、okattheintroductoryparagraphbelow.Seeifyoucanidentifythethesisstatementandsubpoints.WhenIwasyoung,IalwaysknewthatIwantedtobecomeateachersomeday.WhenIplayed,Iwouldoftengathermydollstogetherandpretendtoteachthemhowtodomathproblemsorhowtoreadabook.AsIgrewolder,mydesiretobe

4、comeanESLteacherbecameclearerasIdidsomevolunteerteachingoverseasandintheUnitedStates.AsIlookbackonmyreasonsforbecomingateacher,therearethreereasonsthatstandout.Theyare:mylovefortheEnglishlanguage,myinnateinterestinhowpeoplelearn,andmydesiretohelpotherpeople.DefinitionTh

5、esisStatementThethesisstatementcontainsthemainideathatcontrolsthecontentoftheessay.SubpointsinthethesisornearbyhelpthereaderknowhowtheessaywillbeorganizedPsychologistshavearguedfordecadesabouthowaperson’scharacterisformed.Numerouspsychologistsbelievethatone’sbirthorder(

6、i.e.placeinthefamilyastheyoungest,oldest,ormiddlechild)hasthegreatestinfluence.Ibelievebirthordercanhaveasignificantimpactintheformationofachild’scharacterbasedonmyownexperiencegrowingupinafamilyoffourchildren.Birthordercanstronglyaffectone’srelationshipwithparents,rela

7、tionshipswithothers,andhowoneviewsresponsibilityasanadult.ThesisStatementAnotherExampleThethesisstatementcontainsthemainideathatcontrolsthecontentoftheessay.SubpointsinthethesisornearbyhelpthereaderknowhowtheessaywillbeorganizedKeyFeaturesThesisStatementstatesthemainide

8、aoftheessayinacompletesentence,notinaquestion.statesanopinionorattitudeonatopic.Itdoesn’tjuststatethetopic,its