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Assignment 1: Creating a Thesis Statement
Due Week 2 and worth 30 points
The subject of your essay for this course is “Changing Our Lives.” You have taken a marvelous, brave step on an educational journey. Congratulations! You have likely done a great deal of soul-searching to come to this enormous decision. The purpose of this essay, therefore, is for you to tell your readers (your instructor and your classmates) why you came to this decision. In your “Changing Our Lives” essay, you will address why you decided to go to college at this time in your life and state the reasons behind your decision.
In this assignment, you will take the first step of the essay writing process by creating a thesis statement for your “Changing Our Lives” essay. The following formula may be helpful in constructing your thesis statement. Please review the “Sample Student Essay – Thesis Statement” by clicking this link. (Please do NOT write your whole essay in this assignment. We will create the essay step-by-step each week for final submission in Week 10. Creating your thesis statement is the next step in creating your essay.)
Topic
Narrow Topic +
Controlling Idea =
Thesis Statement
What is the main idea of your essay?
What is the narrowed topic of your essay?
What is the main point, opinion, or angle of your essay?
Your final twenty-five (25) word, one (1) sentence thesis statement.
Changing your life
Chosen to go to college
Because of financial, personal, and emotional reasons.
I have now chosen to go to college at this juncture in my life because of financial, personal, and emotional reasons.
Changing your life
Decided to attend Strayer University
To grow as a person, gain financial stability, and let my kids see that it is never too late to accomplish dreams.
I decided to attend Strayer University to grow as a person, gain financial stability, and let my kids see that it is never too late to accomplish dreams.