Step 2-The Thesis Statement

The thesis statement consists of one to three sentences which:

• Lays a foundation
• Summarizes the main point of the essay
• Helps maps the order of the essay from the outline
• Interests the reader so she wants to read on

A weak thesis statement is a bland restatement of the question. This is not what earns a high essay score on the SAT. In my next post, I will give specific examples of a weak vs. strong thesis statement.