Creating+a+Thesis

.**What is a thesis statement? ** A thesis is a sentence (or two) conveying the main argument or analysis that will be discussed throughout the duration of the paper. The immigrant narrative created a small stage for immigrant communities and brought awareness to their issues; however, one group still remains largely ignored: Italian American females.  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ** A good thesis statement will usually include the following four attributes: ** ** _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 *  Example thesis statement : **
 * **Why should your essay contain a thesis statement?** 
 * 1) ** to test your ideas by distilling them into a sentence or two **
 * 2) ** to better organize and develop your argument  **
 * 3) ** to provide your reader with a “guide” to your argument **
 * ** * In general, your thesis statement will accomplish these goals if you think of the thesis as the __answer__ to the __question__ your paper explores. **
 * ** take on a subject upon which reasonable people could disagree **
 * ** deal with a subject that can be adequately treated given the nature of the assignment **
 * ** express one main idea **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">** Assert your conclusion about a subject **
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