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.

[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.

In this interactive lesson, students will refer to a synthesis grid to determine the "best" thesis to use when answering a business management question.