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ENGL2A Notes 01/15

# Notes on What a Thesis is

- A thesis is:
	- A claim (not a list)
	- Debatable
	- Should catch a reader's attention
	- Living in the Introduction
	- Can be restated at the end **in a different way**

- Signs of a Weak Thesis Statement
	- Not Debatable
	- Too many details (not often the problem, though)
	- Not specific enough (too general -> not arguable)
	- Hard to distinguish

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# Evidence Burgers for Body Paragraphs

- The **Top Bun**
	- Introduces what the paragraph is going to talk about

- The **Cheese**
	- Context for the evidence you will introduce

- The **Patty**
	- The evidence (the meat of the paragraph)
	- Should be the author's voice, but can also be a quote (with a page number citation)

- The **Tomato/Onion/Lettuce**
	- Restate the evidence
	- Make it easier for the reader to follow you

- The **Bottom Bun**
	- Analysis
	- "How does this evidence support the thesis statement?"

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