Select an appropriate thesis statement for a writing sample. SPI 0701.3.3

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1. Locate Topic Sentence - a lab activity to locate topic sentences and thesis statements in a textbook passage [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
2. Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis Statements - from the OWL at Purdue
3. Thesis Statement - [from LEO] "a thesis takes a stand rather than announcing a subject"
4. Thesis Statements - How to write a thesis statement
5. Thesis Builder - helps build a thesis from a topic
6. Trailblazing Introductions (6 - 8) develop a sense of beginning by using strong leads
7. Write a Thesis Statement - [from Cliffs Notes] includes a "magic working thesis equation" [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]