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Expository Thesis Statements
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Examples:
The Boston Tea Party was the most important act of civil disobedience in the American colony because it protested unjust taxation without representation and was therefore the main cause of the Revolutionary War.
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The Boston Tea Party was a significant act of civil disobedience that galvanized Americans around the issue of taxation without representation and helped spark the Revolutionary War.
Thesis Statement
Thesis Sentence Breakdown:
The topic and two facts (reasons) that back up what you say.
A thesis statement should not express an opinion or take a position. It should be simple and clear and one that can be supported with facts.
Gerbils are considered a great pet for small children because they are low maintenance and they are inexpensive.
A thesis statement should not announce what you will write about, or be a title for what you will write about.
In many marriages the spouses split household duties because both spouses have full time jobs and housework is no longer considered the woman's sole responsibility.
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Schools and violence.
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Colleges and Universities could see lower enrollment numbers due to an increase in tuition and stricter admissions policies.
Every time you wrote about your summer vacation or did a book report, you wrote an expository essay.
How-to articles, newspaper editorials and textbooks are all full of expository writing.
Expository Essay Organization
The Two Reasons
Once you have your thesis statement written including two reasons, you will create two body paragraphs (one for each reason) with a main idea and details to support.
- Thesis statement
- Two reasons
- Conclusion