5: Thesis Statements, Topic Sentences and the First Draft
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- 5.1: Developing a Strong, Clear Thesis Statement
- This page covers a number of strategies to develop, refine, and finalize a strong college-level thesis.
- 5.2: Topic Sentences
- This page identifies the components of a good topic sentence, discusses their placement, and provides practice on developing strong topic sentences.
- 5.3: Writing the Essay Draft
- This page presents the basics about developing an essay with an extended example.
- 5.4: Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
- This page explains the basic essay structure with strategies for developing the different parts of the essay.