Thesis Statement Practice s2

Thesis Statement Practice

What’s wrong with each of the following thesis statements? Do they have the required parts of a thesis statement and the attributes of a strong thesis? They are all in response to the following question: What was the most important contribution of the Islamic Golden Age?

1. The Islamic Golden Age contributed important inventions and ideas such as paper, the heliocentric theory, and algebra.

2. The Scientific Process was the most important contribution of the Islamic Golden Age.

3. Medical research was the most important contribution of the Islamic Golden Age because they could cure cataracts and discovered the retina and the cornea.

4. I think that the distribution of paper was the most important contribution of the Islamic Golden Age because it made knowledge available to more types of people and allowed ideas to quickly spread.

5. The invention of the magnetic compass allowed explorers to discover new lands, helped promote trade, and allowed navies to be more successful.

If this is your thesis statement… “The invention of the magnetic compass was the most important contribution of the Islamic Golden Age because it allowed explorers to discover new lands, helped promote trade, and allowed navies to be more successful.” …Then what would you expect an outline of your entire essay to look like? I. Introduction II. Body Paragraph # 1: Topic______

III. Body Paragraph # 2: Topic______

IV. Body Paragraph # 3: Topic______V. Conclusion Topic Sentences “The invention of the magnetic compass was the most important contribution of the Islamic Golden Age because it allowed explorers to discover new lands, helped promote trade, and allowed navies to be more successful.” Using that thesis statement, what might your topic sentence be for each body paragraph? (Review all of the things that a topic sentence needs to do/include)

Body Paragraph #1:

Body Paragraph #2:

Body Paragraph #3: