A thesis is the main idea of you essay and includes your stance ( opinion).

A good thesis statement will direct the structure of our essay and will allow the reader to understand the ideas to be discussed within your paper.

A thesis is usually stated in the opening paragraphs of a paper, most often in the last sentences of the introduction.

 Overall, a thesis should include the words from the essay question (if given one), the key topics in the main body of the essay and your stance( opinion).


Introduction Structure

General Statement

Specific Statement

Thesis

Outline