The Thesis Statement A Timothy Spraggins All Sections Here are a few tips to remember when developing your thesis: *It's always the last sentence in the introduction. *Never, never "announce" your thesis. . ."This paper will/I will ...." Wrong: This paper will show that Montgomery, AL has popular tourist attractions. I will discuss some of Montgomery, AL's popular tourist attractions, including the Rosa Parks Museum, the First White House of the Confederacy, and the Legacy Museum. Correct: Montgomery, AL has many popular tourist attractions, including the Rosa Parks Museum & Library, the The First White House of the Confederacy, and the Legacy Museum. *The thesis should be one complete sentence, not a sentence fragment. *The thesis "should" include the topic and three specific elements/aspects of the topic (as listed in the example above). *The thesis should be narrow enough to support.. You can't support a thesis that says Montgomery, AL is the best city in the world. This is too broad.. . You'd have to compare it to every city in the world, which is impossible to do. *See more specific points in the lessons on "the trenholmstate.instructure.com Private 6:43 13 Using ONE of the following topics, develop a five paragraph essay that includes the following elements: *you must follow instructions. If you really want to write about a topic not listed, you must get the instructor's permission before writing. *an introduction with a clear thesis *three body-paragraphs, each with its own topic sentence *at least one clear example of the respective topic sentence in each paragraph *minimal to no grammar/composition errors (found in Chapter 4 of Hawks Learning) *no first person (I, we, us, our ..) and no second person (you) *write about what you know; this is not a research paper ... NO outside references/resources *all other writing rules the instructor presented. *remember that writing is a reflection of thinking, so "think" about (and apply) all writing rules discussed *Do your own work, please; Canvas identifies all papers lifted from any website, and the instructor reserves the right to assign a "0" to all papers Canvas identifies as plagiarized. Thank you. Topics trenholmstate.instructure.com Private 6:43 13 instructor reserves the right to assign a "0" to all papers Canvas identifies as plagiarized. Thank you. Topics Trenholm State Community College the Best Pet Living in the Country Your Favorite Singer/Entertainer Technology The Internet Traits of a Good Teacher How to Study Montgomery, AL