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    The document discusses the importance of thesis statements and topic sentences in academic writing. It states that the thesis statement introduces the main point of an essay and informs the reader about what to expect. While narratives may have an implied thesis, including an explicit one helps guide the reader. Topic sentences at the start of paragraphs also aid comprehension by signaling what each section will cover. The last paragraph notes that an essay's foundation lies in its thesis statement, though readers may need to examine the full work to fully understand the thesis.

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    The document discusses the importance of thesis statements and topic sentences in academic writing. It states that the thesis statement introduces the main point of an essay and informs the reader about what to expect. While narratives may have an implied thesis, including an explicit one helps guide the reader. Topic sentences at the start of paragraphs also aid comprehension by signaling what each section will cover. The last paragraph notes that an essay's foundation lies in its thesis statement, though readers may need to examine the full work to fully understand the thesis.

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    The document discusses the importance of thesis statements and topic sentences in academic writing. It states that the thesis statement introduces the main point of an essay and informs the reader about what to expect. While narratives may have an implied thesis, including an explicit one helps guide the reader. Topic sentences at the start of paragraphs also aid comprehension by signaling what each section will cover. The last paragraph notes that an essay's foundation lies in its thesis statement, though readers may need to examine the full work to fully understand the thesis.

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    The hook that draws the reader in is

    not the thesis. However, it is this single


    line that directs the rest of your essay.
    It not only helps you focus, but it also
    helps you identify the essential topics
    you'll be evaluating, explaining, or
    justifying.

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    Thesis statement and Topic Sentence

    The hook that draws the reader in is not the thesis. However, it is this single line that directs the rest of your essay.
    It not only helps you focus, but it also helps you identify the essential topics you'll be evaluating, explaining, or
    justifying. The thesis statement is frequently featured in the start of an essay because it introduces the objective
    of the paper. The first paragraph of an essay often be the most difficult to write. You want it to be not just
    fascinating, but also tempt the reader to want more. The initial sentence must pique the reader's interest. The
    reader should next be directed to your thesis. The last sentence of the introduction paragraph is usually the
    greatest place for the thesis statement. A thesis statement works best with analytical, expository and
    argumentative essays. Analytical papers break an issue into parts and evaluate the idea presented. Expository
    papers explain an issue or idea. Argumentative essays make a claim and justify the claim. All of these essays
    need a point of view on a subject. The thesis statement helps clarify that view. Narrative essays can benefit from
    a thesis as well. Placing the thesis in the introduction of the narrative tells the reader what to expect. The thesis
    statement is a line or two in your text that provides the main point of your essay and informs your reader about
    the topic. Although it is possible to create a solid essay without a thesis statement (many narrative essays, for
    example, have just an inferred thesis statement), the absence of a thesis statement may be a sign of an essay
    that is lacking in concentration

    A topic sentence can appear or be suggested anywhere in a paragraph (such as in


    narrative or descriptive writing). Place an explicit topic sentence at the beginning of
    each paragraph (the first or second sentence) in college-level expository or persuasive
    writing to help readers follow the essay and writers stay on track, but writers should be
    aware of variations and maintain the flexibility to adapt to different writing projects.
    Many writers conceive of a thesis statement like an umbrella: everything in your essay
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    has to fit beneath it, and if it doesn't, you'll either need to acquire a bigger umbrella or
    something will get wet. A excellent thesis statement is written from the reader's
    perspective. Make sure you're not constructing a topic that just you are interested in.
    Will my viewers have any reason to care about what I'm writing? This is a difficult but
    crucial question to ask yourself. Write a brief paragraph outlining the essay's principal
    purpose or goal. Use your notes to support why you believe what you've written is the
    meaning. Consider whether the essay is explaining a topic, analyzing a topic, or
    advocating a position. Look for evidence of the theory in the form of statements,
    thorough explanations, or statistical evidence. An essay's foundation is laid by a thesis
    statement. It informs the reader about the essay's topic and what to expect as he reads Fauget
    it. However, finding and comprehending the thesis statement isn't always simple. It
    may be necessary to read the entire essay, locate the thesis statement, and then reread
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    the essay. You can then compare what the thesis statement indicated the essay was
    about to your own opinions about the meaning of the essay the second time you read
    it.

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