Select an appropriate thesis statement for a writing sample. SPI 0601.3.3

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1. Compose a Thesis Statement - Now that you have decided, at least tentatively, what information you plan to present in your essay, you are ready to write your thesis statement.
2. Evaluating thesis statements for argument - Select the most appropriate argumentative thesis statement for the given topic.
3. Guide to Introductions - examples of good and poor introductions [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
4. Take Notes - students evaluate what items should be included in the opening paragraph of a news story
5. Tips for Writing Effective Introductions - eight suggestions
6. Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis Statements - from the OWL at Purdue
7. A Thesis Statement - brief outline of what to look for and how to create one
8. Thesis Statement - [from LEO] "a thesis takes a stand rather than announcing a subject"
9. Thesis Statements - How to write a thesis statement.
10. Thesis Builder - helps build a thesis from a topic
11. Thesis Quiz: Find the Better Thesis Statement - Which of the following pairs of thesis statements would be better for a research paper?
12. Trailblazing Introductions (6 - 8) develop a sense of beginning by using strong leads
13. Writing an Introduction - examples and tips
14. Writing Effective Introduction - three page document to print
15. Witing a Thesis statement - Distinguish the better of the three thesis statements.

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