Thesis

Throughout high school my english teachers tried to make thesis statement very important to our papers. I feel that they didnt do that great of a job teaching it. The most I have learned in the 4 years there is that the thesis statement is supposed to tell the reader what the paper is about. That if the reader only reads the thesis he/she can summarize most of the paper. I think through experience that this is true but i know there is so much more that goes into thesis'.

Writing Analytically did a great job describing what a thesis statement is. The book said that a good thesis is one that makes a claim and makes a point to your readers about your overall subject. It also says how to make a thesis and how to revise and old one. it gives examples of good and bad thesis' and says whats wrong with the bad ones. WA is a great tool for devoloping and learning what a thesis statement is.