Social Studies Department 

 
   

Writing Thesis Statements

 The Writing Center – Constructing Thesis Statements (contains an example of writing a thesis statement to asking your parents to buy you a car)

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/thesis.html

 ASU  The Writing Center    Thesis statements

http://www.asu.edu/duas/wcenter/introthesis.html

 Hamilton  -- Introductions and Thesis Statements

http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/resource/wc/Intro_Thesis.html

 OWL – Online Writing Lab    Writing a Thesis Statement

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/general/gl_thesis.html

 Writing Tutorial Service – Thesis Statements

http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml#strongthesis

 Harvard University

http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/Thesis.html

 Professor George William’s Thesis Statements (Uses Jack and Jill to give examples)