This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. Thesis statements are essentially the driving force and backbone of an academic essay. Without a thesis statement, your essay will ...

A thesis must always demonstrate an argument. If you are not trying to prove something and persuade your audience to accept your point of view, you are not writing an academic paper. Your thesis is ...

This is a warm-up exercise before the draft of the first paper. It is designed to help students formulate a good thesis statement and to encourage them to keep their motive(s) clearly in mind. to read ...