Chapter Eleven

            Chapter eleven examined the development of thesis statements. In the process of creating a thesis statement, reviewing the position statement allows the writer to recognize and evaluate their opinion of the issue of any changes that opinion. With acknowledgement of the position statement, reviewing notes and observing the ideas, arguments, information, and interests, allow the writer to revise the position statement if any changes are needed. If the main roles and purposes have changed, the research statement will need modification. Another reason for revising the position statement may be that the goals are no longer beneficial to the reader. To create the thesis statement, it is good look at the information, ideas, and arguments, plus observing key words and phrases. The key words and phrases are helpful in beginning to draft alternate thesis statements. Organizing the thesis statement so that the reader is somehow changed allows it to be more impactful and it shows how it is to affect the readers’ interests and beliefs. The type of document will help determine how the attitude of the thesis. An academic essay will be more calm, while something like an opinion column would be more bold and possible not as formal. Taking a look at the thesis statement and making sure it is focused and not to broad is necessary for making the reader interested and ready to learn. A good focused thesis statement should make the reader want to change, learn, or take some kind of action.