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A strong thesis is crucial for a good essay. But how do you structure a great thesis statement? If you’re watching this video, you’ve come to the right place.
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- 00:00
Thank you me How to structure a thesis sentence shmoop
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structuring in essays like structuring a survival hide out in
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the middle of a zombie outbreak It needs to be
- 00:15
strong from top to bottom The most important part of
- 00:20
your essay is something like the barricade of a survival
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- 00:22
shelter It should be super strong but flexible enough to
- 00:25
let the good guys in and out already Your reader
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i eat Your teacher is the good guy If your
- 00:35
thesis statement is weak your readers won't be that good
- 00:38
to you anymore They will eat you alive stop So
- 00:47
how do you structure a super thesis statement Well if
- 00:51
you've been given an essay topic the easiest way to
- 00:54
write your faces is simply to reward the topic Yes
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if your topic is write an essay about how reprogramming
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a roadside alert signed toe warn the population about a
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zombie invasion effects driving habits you khun restructure the topic
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into your thesis A good way to do this is
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to make a definitive statement about it Are you pro
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or con Either way take a stand just like you
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would against zombies And here's A good one Alerting drivers
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about zombie invasions affects driving habits by making motorists more
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cautious of hitchhikers This is super specific and it makes
- 01:36
strong word choices especially at the beginning In this case
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alerting is a strong choice That also alerts the reader
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that your thesis statement is coming If your teacher doesn't
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give you a specific topic was still need to address
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the question you're exploring In your essay you khun start
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an argument Draw conclusions about a subject or thoroughly explore
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one main idea Trying to tackle the history of zombie
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media in a two to four page essay Not a
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good idea that as they will devour your brain and
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the brains of anyone who reads it the starting argument
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you need to make a bold statement Zombies have a
- 02:23
reputation for being brain hungry monsters but they're cuddly and
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warm In actuality you just have to get to know
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one well quite bold shmoop to draw conclusions about a
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subject you still need to make a bold statement The
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zombie virus seems like a bad thing on the surface
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but it will actually work to bring the world together
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You may not get everyone on board with this one
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either which is a good thing Just keep in mind
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that the best way to write a strong thesis statement
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is to create an argument People aren't fighting over what
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you write you're not doing it right so how do
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you structure a thesis statement reword your top Take a
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stand Start an argument No matter what makes strong word
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choices Oh and your thesis statement should usually go at
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the end of your introductory paragraph or thereabouts A barricade
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at the back of your shelter won't do anyone any 00:03:35.552 --> [endTime] good Good luck in there
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