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Like a thesis statement, your topic statements may be implicit instead of explicit, suggesting a focus rather than saying it outright. Inexperienced writers, however, should be cautious not to lose their focus if they choose an implicit topic sentence. | Like a thesis statement, your topic statements may be implicit instead of explicit, suggesting a focus rather than saying it outright. Inexperienced writers, however, should be cautious not to lose their focus if they choose an implicit topic sentence. | ||
In composing your topic sentences | In composing your topic sentences | ||
Here are a few guidelines for writing a thesis | |||
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<li>do not use fact | |||
<li>questions | |||
<li>announcements | |||
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Provide a focus for your paragraph by stating the paragraph’s subject and the assertion that the paragraph will support. For example: | |||
: Not only does Star Trek emphasize non-violent strategies for problem solving, it introduces new ways of considering and solving current social problems, like racial conflict. | : Not only does Star Trek emphasize non-violent strategies for problem solving, it introduces new ways of considering and solving current social problems, like racial conflict. | ||