Assignment: Assignment: Identifying your Thesis Statement
As you work on your thesis statement, remember to refer to the assignment
guidelines and rubric below to make sure you fulfill each aspect of the
assignment.
Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
Please note, this assignment will be submitted via Brightspace.
Be certain to check the library guide for assignment submission examples.
Overview:
For this assignment, you are going to work on a thesis statement. A thesis
statement is a sentence that states the topic and purpose of a paper. A good
thesis statement will direct the structure of your final essay and will allow
your reader to understand the ideas you will discuss within your paper.
Therefore, it should be one sentence, succinct, and well thought out, and it
should summarize your reaction to the selected reading and your supporting
points.
Prompt:
For this assignment, you will compose a thesis statement that summarizes
your argument for the article you selected to work on throughout the course.
Use the framework below to help you construct your thesis statement:
Main Claim:
The article's main claim of [insert summary of author's main claim
here] is [insert your evaluation of the argument here]
Supporting Key Points:
(list your support for your evaluation of the author's main claim)
As you work on your thesis statement, remember to refer to the assignment
guidelines and rubric below to make sure you fulfill each aspect of the
assignment.
Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
Please note, this assignment will be submitted via Brightspace.
Be certain to check the library guide for assignment submission examples.
Overview:
For this assignment, you are going to work on a thesis statement. A thesis
statement is a sentence that states the topic and purpose of a paper. A good
thesis statement will direct the structure of your final essay and will allow
your reader to understand the ideas you will discuss within your paper.
Therefore, it should be one sentence, succinct, and well thought out, and it
should summarize your reaction to the selected reading and your supporting
points.
Prompt:
For this assignment, you will compose a thesis statement that summarizes
your argument for the article you selected to work on throughout the course.
Use the framework below to help you construct your thesis statement:
Main Claim:
The article's main claim of [insert summary of author's main claim
here] is [insert your evaluation of the argument here]
Supporting Key Points:
(list your support for your evaluation of the author's main claim)
