EAPP - Thesis Statement Of An Academic Text

• Thesis Statement is a premise to be maintained or to be proven.
• The Thesis Statement is the base of an argument.
• Thesis Statements summarizes main points.
• Steps on how to write a summary:

  1. Read the text very carefully
  2. Highlight, underline, or jot down what you think is the text's main point.
  3. Identify and separate the main idea to the key points.

  4. Outline the writer’s argument.

  5. Summarizing in chronological order.
• A thesis statement should be 1 to 2 sentences, 30-40 words long.
• The Thesis Statement summarizes the topic & the argument
• There are two kinds of Thesis Statement: Implicit and Explicit.
• Implicit Thesis Statement - it does not directly state the author's opinion but rather implies it through the use of strong verbs and adjectives.
• Explicit Thesis Statement - states the author's opinion clearly and explicitly.
• Parts of a Thesis Statement:

  1. Topic - The Subject.
  2. Position - The Author's Stand on the subject.
  3. Reason - Explanation and Justification of The author's stand.
  4. Concession - The Opposing Stand
• Models of Writing a Thesis Statement:

  1. Basic Thesis Statement: Topic + Position
  2. Thesis Statement w/ Concession: Basic Structure + Concession
  3. Thesis Statement w/ Reason: Basic Structure + Reason
  4. Thesis Statement w/ Concession And Reason: Basic + Concession + Reason
• Types of Academic Texts that Use Thesis Statements:

  1. Argumentative
  2. Analytical
  3. Expository
  4. Narrative.
• Models of Writing a Thesis Statement:

  1. Basic Thesis Statement: Topic + Position
  2. Thesis Statement w/ Concession: Basic Structure + Concession
  3. Thesis Statement w/ Reason: Basic Structure + Reason
  4. Thesis Statement w/ Concession And Reason: Basic + Concession + Reason
• Steps in Summarizing:

  1. Read the text very carefully
• Steps in Summarizing:

  2. Highlight, underline, or jot down, what you think is the main point of the text.
• 3rd step in summarizing:

  Identify and Separate the Main Ideas from the Key Points.
• 4th Step in Summarizing


  Outline the Writer's Argument
• 5th Step in Summarizing


  Summarize in Chronological Order.
• 1st Model of Thesis Statement


  Basic Thesis Statement: Consists of Topic and Position.
• 2nd Model of Thesis Statement


  Thesis Statement with Concession: Consists of The Basic Structure and Concession.
• 3rd Model of Thesis Statement


  Thesis Statement with Reason: Consists of Basic Structure and Reason.
• 4th Model of the Thesis Statement


  Thesis Statement with Concession and Reason: Consists of Basic Structure, Concession and Reason
• Argumentative essay 


  States the author's topic, position and reason/s
• Analytical Essay


  Breaks down the discussion into parts, wherein it becomes a dissection of a whole.

  • Primary goal is to explain bit by bit to enhance learning
• Expository essay

  • Requires student to investigate, evaluate, and expound on the idea, and set forth an argument in a clear and concise manner.
• Narrative Essay


  Often anecdotal, experimental, and personal —

  • Allows students to express themselves in creative and moving ways.
• How to write a Thesis statement?

  Identify the details based on the parts of a Thesis statement before writing it completely.
• Thesis statement 


  Central Idea of the text.