Before completing your thesis statement, ask yourself: Is your essay’s major claim complex? Is it insightful? Is it surprising or unexpected? Does your thesis respond to a question, tension or problem ...

The thesis statement (which may be more than one sentence) usually appears at the end of your introduction and presents your specific argument or claim to the reader. The thesis should cover only what ...

Have you actually changed or clarified your claim or argument as you wrote (you should then revise your thesis statement to match)? Below are some strategies to help you re-see your writing and then ...