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History Day Thesis

History Day Thesis. Create a Thesis Statement. What is a Thesis?. A thesis statement presents your opinions or thoughts on a subject or an issue . A historical thesis presents your argument. Write this formula for creating a thesis: Subject + Your Opinion = A good thesis statement.

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History Day Thesis

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  1. History Day Thesis Create a Thesis Statement

  2. What is a Thesis? • A thesis statement presents your opinions or thoughts on a subject or an issue. • A historical thesis presents your argument. • Write this formula for creating a thesis: • Subject + Your Opinion = A good thesis statement.

  3. Writing a Good Thesis Statement • A good thesis statement is short and simple: it should be no longer than one sentence, regardless of essay length. • Good Example: Success is a result of doing the right things consistently. • Bad Example: In a world full of success gurus and books about success, it becomes ever so more important to delineate the one trait that ultimately determines success: doing the right things consistently.

  4. Writing a Good Thesis Statement • A good thesis statement is limited to one main idea. • Good example: The key to successful dieting is focusing on a specific goal. • Bad example: The key to successful dieting is focusing on a specific goal, which is also the key to successfully running a business and coaching a football team.

  5. Writing a Good Thesis Statement • A good thesis statement is a declarative sentence with no qualifiers(might, maybe, perhaps, etc.): • Good example: Lebron James' ability to score, pass, and rebound make him the league's most valuable player. • Bad example: Does Lebron James' ability to score, pass, and rebound make him the league's most valuable player? • Bad Example: Lebron James' ability to score, pass, and rebound just might make him the league's most valuable player.

  6. Practice: • Add your opinion to the following topics to create your own thesis statements. 1. TOPIC: School uniforms • Thesis: 2. TOPIC: Your parents and trust • Thesis: 3. TOPIC: Drinking and driving • Thesis: 4. TOPIC: Life on other planets • Thesis: 5. TOPIC: Going to college • Thesis:

  7. Where to Start? • You should begin with a topic. • What are the essential questions you need to ask about your topic? • I have given you a topic question: • How is your topic a Turning Point in history? • Using your knowledge and information about your topic to create a thesis statement of your own.

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