EAPP 3

• expresses the purpose or main point of essay

  thesis statement
• main idea of an essay

  thesis statement
• tells the reader how to interpret

  thesis statement
• serves as map for the paper

  thesis statement
• gives reader idea what to expect

  thesis statement
• thesis statement placed at?

  end of introduction
• expressed in how many sentence?

  one
• topic you discuss that makes up the thesis statement


  essay subject
• could be informative or persuasive that makes up the thesis statement

  essay's purpose
• assertion that presents point of view

  focus
• not vague words


  specific language
• what makes a thesis statement?


  essay's subject & purpose, focus, specific language, brief overview, topic, writer's opinion, main ideas