When brainstorming before the creation of a thesis
statement, one thing to keep in mind is that thesis statements are basically
mini outlines that tell readers the topics of the body paragraphs (content) in
the exact order in which they will appear in the paper. That said, let’s say Rochelle is going to be
discussing three reasons whales migrate—REASON 1, REASON 2, and REASON 3. That said, one potential thesis statement
could be the following:
Even though whales may migrate for a myriad of reasons, the
reasons of REASON 1, REASON 2, and REASON 3, are the main reasons for which the
majority of whales migrate.
It’s important to always have body content appear in the identical
order in which it appears in the thesis statement and to only include content
that is mentioned or alluded to within the thesis statement because anything
that appears within a paper that is not will be considered off topic.
