Creating a thesis statement:
Your “Age of Responsibility” paper
Language Arts 2Honors
A thesis statement:
 Is in the introduction (usually last sentence in your intro
paragraph)
 Answers the prompt
 Is a roadmap to your essay
 Subject + opinion + plan(if it works grammatically)
 Ideally one sentence (though this doesn’t always work
grammatically)
What will my thesis look like for
this paper?
 Your thesis statement for this paper will include the following:
 Based on our discussions, your research, The
Greenblatt article, and your own opinion, what is
the age of adulthood?
Wow! Such a
 Your thesis might
include
the reasons why
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job for
a
you believe this.
little sentence!
 Your thesis can include other relevant , but
significant opinions.
To get started…
 Identify the subject of your paper.
 Brainstorm your opinions on the topic and then decide what
your opinion is.
 Create a statement that includes the:
 subject + opinion + Plan(optional)=THESIS
The Bad and the Ugly
 The Greenblatt article is about the age of
responsibility.
BAD
 We had to read an article about Greenblatt , and it
was boring.
UGLY 
Try using an “Occasion / Position Statement “
Although/Despite/While/Since/Even though/Whenever
Some Samples
 Although the legal age of adulthood is 18 in the United
States, the age of adulthood should be changed to twentyone and all adult privileges and responsibilities should go
with that age.
What’s your
opinion
Include key
words from the
prompt
Try using an “Occasion / Position Statement”
Although/Despite/While/Since/Even though/Whenever
Another sample
 Even though Greenblatt argues that young people are
confused with the age of responsibility, I think that he
overlooks the fact that many young people have been
familiar with the different ages of legal rights and must earn
privileges and responsibilities as they develop and mature.