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Lecture Exercise THESIS STATEMENT EXERCISE

The document discusses examples of thesis statements and whether they are good or weak. It provides 10 potential thesis statements and analyzes each one, determining if it has a topic and controlling idea, is arguable, and is not too broad or narrow.

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Lecture Exercise THESIS STATEMENT EXERCISE

The document discusses examples of thesis statements and whether they are good or weak. It provides 10 potential thesis statements and analyzes each one, determining if it has a topic and controlling idea, is arguable, and is not too broad or narrow.

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Thesis Statement Practice

Decide if the following are good thesis statements or not. Write yes if it is a good
one. Write no if it is a weak thesis statement. Remember, a good thesis statement
will:
• have a topic and a controlling idea.
• be arguable.
• not be too broad or vague.
• not be too narrow.
• not announce the topic.
NOTE: Kindly give a justification to every answer.

1. Cancer is a bad disease. – No because it is too broad


2. Some children have to walk to school. - No because it does not have a topic and
controlling idea, not arguable.
3. Transformers is a great movie. – No because it is too broad
4. High schools should require students to wear uniforms. – No because it is too
broad.
5. Every seventy-four years, Haley’s comet passes Earth. – No because it does not
have a topic and controlling idea, not arguable.
6. The U.S. needs to raise its minimum wage for workers. – No because it is too
broad and does not have controlling idea
7. Greenland is an island made of ice. – No because it is not arguable, it does not
have a topic and controlling idea.
8. This essay will explain why college tuition rates are increasing. – No because it
does not have controlling idea.
9. It is necessary because children need help and need to be safe. – No because it
does not have topic sentence
10. Political fighting prevents the government from functioning properly. – No
because it is too narrow.

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