5.-Thesis-Statement--writing

西华大学第四届教学讲课比赛外国语学院唐利平2019.7.52020年4月22日11时43分I.ReviewII.TasksandInstructions1.checkthenote-takingexercise;2.checkthepreviewingtask;3.checktheself-studypart;4.writingskills:howtowriteagoodthesisstatement5.assignmentThesisstatementwriting2020年4月22日11时43分teachingobjectives1.togettoknowwhatisthesisstatement;2.toknowwhatisagoodthesisstatementinanessay;3.toknowhowtowriteagoodthesisstatement.2020年4月22日11时43分I.Whatisthesis?3.Thethesisofanessayexpressesthewriter'smainpoint.itisadeclarativestatement.Itisnotatitle,afragment,oraquestion.---fromWritingCritically1.anunprovedstatementputforwardasapremiseinanargument.2.atreatiseadvancinganewpointofviewresultingfromresearch;usuallyarequirementforanadvancedacademicdegree.---fromOxfordDictionary2020年4月22日11时43分II.Whatisthesisstatement?---fromencyclopedia2020年4月22日11时43分1.whatiseffectivethesisstatement?2.whatisineffectivethesisstatement?2020年4月22日11时43分Agoodthesisstatementtellsthereaderstwothings.1.Itdescriesanessay’stopic---whatsubjecttheessayisabout.2.Itpresentsthewriter’spointaboutthattopic---whattheauthorthinksaboutit.Apoorthesisstatementfailstomakeclearthetopicandthepoint.announcement,general/narrowstatement,morethantwoideas,notclearstatementVS2020年4月22日11时43分(I)makeapoint,notanannouncemente.g.1.Thisessayisaboutmyweekendwalk.revised:Myweekendwalkintheforestwasinspiring.2020年4月22日11时43分(I)makeapoint,notanannouncement2.InthisessayIwanttodiscusswhatthegovernmentshoulddotohelphomelesschildren.revised:Thegovernmentshouldguaranteehomelesschildrenpropernutrition,healthcare,andeducation.2020年4月22日11时43分exercise:1.XihuaUniversityisholdingateachingcontest.2.TheundergraduateswilltaketheirThesisDefenceinJune.2020年4月22日11时43分e.g.1.Womenareunfairlytreated.revised:FemalegraduatesinChinaencountermoredifficultiesthantheirmalecounterpartsinthejobmarket.(II)Makesureyourthesisisneithertoobroadnortoonarrow2020年4月22日11时43分2.Thenumberofnear-sightedchildrenhasincreasedrapidlyinrecentyears.revised:Therapidlygrowingnumberofnear-sightedchildrenistoalargeextentcausedbyparentswhoconvenientlyavoidtheirresponsibilitybyhavingtelevisionsandcomputerstobabysittheirkids.2020年4月22日11时43分exercise:1.HighschooleducationinChinaneedsreformation.revised:Ahighschoolhistoryclassshouldcultivatestudents’criticalthinkingabilities,ratherthantraintheirmemoryskills.2020年4月22日11时43分revised:ThereareanumberoflessonsthegovernmentmustlearnfromthesnowstormthathitsouthernChinalastwinter.2.ThesnowstormthathitssouthernChinalastwinterwasterrible.2020年4月22日11时43分Youngpeopletodayareself-centered,andtheyareseriouslyaddictedtoallkindsofelectronicgadgets.revised:Youngpeopletodayareseriouslyaddictedtoallkindsofelectronicgadgets.2020年4月22日11时43分exercise:Participationinstudentclubshasseveralbenefits,butisalsohasdrawbacks.revised:Forfreshmenwhohavenotleanedtomanagetheirtimewithoutadultsupervision,participatinginstudentclubsmaynotbeasbeneficialastheyexpect.2020年4月22日11时43分Manypeoplehavedifferentopinionsonwhetherthedivisionbetweenartsandscience“majors”inhighschoolshouldbeabolished,andIagreewithsomeofthem.revised:Thedivisionbetweenartsandscience“majors”inhighschoolshouldnotbeabolishedunlesscollegeentranceexaminationisreformed.2020年4月22日11时43分exercise:Livinginadormitoryforthefirsttimecanteachyoumanythings.revised:Bylivinginadormitory,first-yearstudentscanlearnvaluablelessonsininterpersonalcommunicationsuchasnegotiatingdifferencesandreachingcompromise.2020年4月22日11时43分Thesisfollowedbyanessaymap:(theintroductionparagraph)Becauseofitslongopeninghours,adequatespace,andfriendlyservice,thenewlibraryhasbecomethemostpopularplaceforstudentsseekingaquietplacetostudy.2020年4月22日11时43分Athesisstatementshouldconcludeatleasttwoparts:topicandpoint.Fiveguidlinesarequitehelpfulforusinforminganeffectivethesissatement.Theyare:I.makeapoint,notanannouncementII.MakesureyourthesisisneithertoobroadnortoonarrowIII.AssertonlyonemainideaIV.Defineyourideainclear,specifictermsV.Includeanessaymapwhendesirable2020年4月22日11时43分Exercises1.Activity10,11,onpage55,562.ReadTextAandB,andunderlinethethesisstatements.3.Writefivethesisstatementsaccordingtothetitlegiveninactivity13onpage582020年4月22日11时43分2020年4月22日11时43分recommendedstudywebsite1.外研社U讲堂=&selectedthirdLevelCategory=&filter%5Btype%5D=live&filter%5Bprice%5D=all&filter%5BcurrentLevelId%5D=all&orderBy=latest2.中国大学Mooc在线学习平台:•课件中所有涉及到的图片来自网络;•定义来自于OxfordDictionary;•例子都转引自教材----《大学思辨英语教程1》（外语教学与研究出版社，2015）2020年4月22日11时43分2020年4月22日11时43分