This is a five-page PDF handout on how to write strong thesis statements for argumentative essays with examples.

In this lesson, you will learn how to evaluate a thesis statement and identify the problems that might call for revision. It provides practice activities to learn to identify and evaluate thesis statements.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn how to evaluate a thesis statement and how to identify the problems that might call for revision.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will learn how to identify, evaluate, and revise thesis statements and how to identify the issues that might need to be revised. It also provides...

This site gives advice on how to write an effective purpose (thesis) statement. The summary is given as answers to four questions: what? why? when? how?.

These guidelines show how to write effective thesis statements with examples of effective and ineffective statements.

An excellent tip sheet for creating and perfecting a statement of purpose. Also includes information about thesis statements and examples.

Discover tips for writing thesis statements for analytical, expository and argumentative writing.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn how to evaluate a thesis statement and identify the problems that might call for revision.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students about thesis statements and supporting details in an argumentative essay in five mini-lessons: Introduction, Choosing a Topic,...

A series of notes and lessons focused on writing thesis statements and topic sentences. The lesson begins with a four-page downloadable PDF containing information about the function and form of a thesis statement as well as how to...

Learn how to narrow your research topic into a thesis and write your introduction.

This Dartmouth College writing lab tutorial teaches students how to develop a thesis statement.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students how to focus on a thesis in an expository text in four lessons: Introduction, Opening Statement: Your Thesis, Maintaining Your Thesis...

In this lesson, students will learn how to develop a thesis and an introduction for a research project. W.11-12.2a Intro/Format

This slideshow lesson focuses on assessing and revising the thesis, topic sentences, and supporting details in a paper. It uses the analogy of the body: the thesis and topic sentences are the bones and the supporting details are the...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Evaluate the strength of a thesis in an essay and revise it if necessary.

You will learn revision strategies you can use to strengthen your introduction and body of your paper. W.11-12.2a Intro/Format

Tips for writing a thesis statement.

This is a nine-page PDF entitled "How to Write a Literary Analysis Essay" which explains in detail the parts of a literary analysis and how to write them.

This lesson focuses on what to do after being assigned a paper; it provides the basic steps to writing a paper: brainstorm topics, organize your thoughts (Venn diagrams, tree diagram examples), conduct preliminary research, create a...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students how to write a strong thesis statement in four mini-lessons: Introduction, A Thesis Should Be Debatable, A Thesis Should Be...

This tutorial focuses on revising the thesis and topic sentences using two videos and two slideshows. The first video discusses a 3-step revising process for making sure the thesis fits the paper; the second video focuses on what...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Write an essay that contains a clear thesis statement.