How to Generate a Thesis Statement:

1/. If the Topic is already assigned to you.

Almost all assignments, no matter how complicated, can be reduced to a single question.

Your first step, then, is to distil the assignment into a specific question. For example, if your assignment is, “Write a report to our school’s technology committee explaining the potential benefits of using computers in a Year three class.”

This request can be a question such as: “What are the potential benefits of using computers in a Year three class?” Your essay will answer, compose one or two complete sentences answering that question.

Q: “What are the potential benefits of using computers in a Year three class?”
Your response could start off with: “The potential benefits of using computers in a Year three class are . . .”
Introducing learning activities through technology at an early age. After all most Year three students would have access to some form of technology at home, such as laptops, tablets or mobile phones.

OR

2/. Create Your Own, from the ground up, where the topic is not assigned.

Your thesis statement still needs to answer a question about the issue you’d like to explore. In this situation, your job is to figure out what question you’d like to write about.
A good thesis statement will usually include the following four attributes:

  • take on a subject upon which reasonable people could disagree.
  • deal with a subject that can be adequately treated given the nature of the assignment.
  • express one main idea.
  • assert your conclusions about a subject.

An example would be:

“Using computers in a Primary School class will improve . . .”

Think it out first, make dot points, do a planning draft, then create!