Sophia Learning
Sophia: Choosing and Narrowing a Topic to Write About (For Research Papers)
This tutorial focuses on choosing a topic for research and then narrowing it down to a workable thesis statement. It starts with information about choosing a topic and the 3 steps involved and then provides 3 steps to narrowing the...
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Writing a Thesis Statement
An excellent tip sheet for creating and perfecting a thesis statement. Also includes information about statement of purpose and examples.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Developing a Thesis Statement
This is a well-organized page that allows you to zero in on a particular aspect of stating your hypothesis and writing your thesis statement.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Thesis Statement
An explanation of a thesis statement and how it is used in an essay.
W. W. Norton
W.w. Norton & Company: Elements of the Essay: Thesis
An explanation and examples of interpretive claims and evaluative claims in a thesis statement. Click on list on the right for more information about elements of the essay.
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Thesis and Shaping Information
This tutorial on writing essays contains several sections pertaining to the thesis. These include thesis definition, characteristics, analysis of thesis to gather and shape information, and topic sentences. Many examples given. W.9-10.2...
University of Sydney (Australia)
University of Sydney: Planning the Overall Structure
This resource discusses the steps in planning the structure of a student's argumentative essay. Page 4 of this article focuses on Thesis statement.
University of Sydney (Australia)
The Write Site: Practice: Constructing a Working Thesis
In this interactive lesson, students will refer to a synthesis grid to determine the "best" thesis to use when answering a business management question.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Developing the Central Idea
What do you want your audience to remember the most about the topic of your speech? This is will be your central idea and it can be boiled down to one sentence! Follow these guidelines for writing a concise central idea and then practice...