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Unit 8: Paragraph Writing

A Good Thesis is Specific Notes

Examples:
Good Needs To Be Specific
Daily writing practice has led to Mountain City Elementary is a good
improved writing skills for the school.
students at Mountain City
Elementary.

A Good Thesis is Not a Subject
Examples:
Good Should Not be a Subject

The cost of living in Mountain City Cost of Living
is lower than in most other cities
in the United States.

A Good Thesis is Not a Title
Examples:

Good Should Not be a Title
Good teaching has led to an Rising TCAP Scores at Mountain
increase in TCAP scores at City Elementary
Mountain City Elementary.

A Good Thesis is Not a Statement of Absolute Fact
Examples:
Good Should Not be an Absolute Fact

The climate in Mountain City is The average temperature for
ideal for outdoor sports. Mountain City in winter is 34 and
in summer is 75 degrees.

Practice 1
Below you will see pairs of sentences. Each pair contains one sentence that would make a
better thesis statement. Write T before the sentence in each pair that would make a good thesis
statement. Write N before each sentence that needs improvement.
1. __________ Sachar illustrates that forming trustworthy friendships is beneficial to the
characters in Holes.
2. __________ Rex and Alan’s nicknames are X-Ray and Squid.
3. __________ When Stanley asks Theodore where he can find water, Theodore grabs Stanley,
throws him down, and says his name is Armpit.

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