Writing a Thesis Statement
Using “Everyday Use”
Your thesis is a sentence that tells the reader the main argument you will be making in your essay. It
cannot simply be a fact from the story, but it needs to include your opinion.
Directions: Write a thesis statement including your opinion of Dee and Maggie’s
relationship. Fill in the blanks below.
1. Although Maggie and Dee are both _______________________________________________
they are different in how they _________________________________________________________
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This shows ________________________________________________________________________.
2. Even though __________(use Maggie or Dee) is sometimes ____________________________
she ______________________________________________________________________________
and will never agree with her sister.
3. ________(use Maggie or Dee) can be _________________________________, but more
often is ___________________________________________________________________________
and so will ________________________________________________________________________.
4. As long as ____________ (use Maggie or Dee) remains _______________________________
she will never __________________________________________________________________ and
so her sister will not ________________________________________________________________.
5. (write your own thesis statement) ________________________________________________
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