summarizing activity.pptx
- 11. The thesis statement is a sentence that expresses the main idea of a research paper or essay. A thesis statement tells the reader what the paper is about and helps guide the writer and keep his arguments or ideas focused. It is a fact that the writer wants to prove or explain.
- 12. The topic sentence is different from the thesis statement. The thesis statement tells what the entire paper is about. It is used to define the purpose of the paper, to argue or to state a point. The topic sentence, however, shows only what the paragraph is about. It is sometimes called the focus sentence in the paragraph.
- 13. In academic writing, the thesis is often explicit; it is a sentence that forms part of the paper and it is directly stated in the text. It may be found in the beginning of the work, but not alwayssome types of academic writing leave the thesis until the conclusion.
- 14. Academic writing sometimes relies on implicit thesis statements, as well. Implicit denotes something that is suggested or implied. Unlike explicit thesis statements, the primary point of the paper is not directly stated in the text. It is not a one-sentence thesis statement. Instead, writers use facts, storylines or narratives, figures or statistics, etc. to support their opinions, judgments and prove their stand.