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[\<- Notes 01/13](class_notes_01-13.md)
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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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