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2. THESIS STATEMENT

3. Expresses ONE
controlling idea
Recycling should be
introduced in the
society.
Thus, recycling should be
introduced for the various
benefits that it provides to the
society
GOOD THESIS
STATEMENT
Teenager experience
many problems.
Specific
However, teenagers today
experience social, financial
and time management
problems.

4. Practice 6
THESIS STATEMENT
Canning should not be allowed in schools because
it
- affects students’ physical
- affects students’ emotional and mental wellbeing
- fails to curb indiscipline in schools
-Canning should not be allowed in schools
because it affects students’ physical, emotional
and mental well-being and fails to curb
indiscipline in schools

5. Practice 6
 Topic sentence 1
Canning affects students physically
Supporting details
1. Canning is a form of child abuse, according
to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
(CRC).
2. Teachers and discipline masters tend to
abuse their authority.
3. It has many negative consequences .

6. 1. Choose a topic
- arguable

7. 2. Find articles (happy reading! Haha~)
• Find THREE related articles (author+date)
• Transfer the main points (graphic organizers)

8. 3. Construct a thesis statement
• Combine THREE main points in a
sentence
• Get your lecturer to check on
your sentence

9. "Fixing" What Isn't Broken
Every pet owner knows that there are enormous responsibilities that
go along with having a cat or dog. It must be fed and exercised, and it must
be given love, attention, and protection. There’s another responsibility that
not all pet owners think about, however: spaying or neutering, or “fixing.”
What does “fixing” a pet mean? Simply put, it means a quick, cheap surgery
that will prevent a pet from ever becoming a mother or father. This surgery
solves problems that pet owners know about, and some that they might not
have considered before. In fact, all pet owners should be required to have
their pets fixed because failure to do so overburdens shelters, causes pain
and suffering to unwanted pets, and increases the health risks of pets and
owners alike.

10. Thesis Statement
• In fact, all pet owners should be required to
have their pets fixed because failure to do so
overburdens shelters, causes pain and
suffering to unwanted pets, and increases the
health risks of pets and owners alike.

11. Citations
• In-text
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According to Farzana (2009)
A study by Farzana (2009) found …
Farzana (2009) states …
Farzana (2009) indicates / suggests / argues /
proposes / notes

12. Citations
• In-text
• Known as the most popular sport in the world,
football has the power to bind people
regardless of race and nation (Mandela, 1971).
• It has been quoted that the moral progress of
a nation can be seen through the ways its
animals are treated (Gandhi, 1972).

13. Thesis statement
Canning should not be allowed in schools
because it affects students’ physical,
emotional and mental well-being and fails to
curb indiscipline in schools