Provide examples of redacted official communication (letters from federal or state agencies, letters from banks, municipal authorities, and political or campaign literature) and have students identify the thesis statements.

Students confirm if the authors of the communication sufficiently support their thesis statements.

Students independently identify thesis statements in op-ed articles in newspaper and magazines

Supplementary Resources and References

Students will need computers and internet access to get to further information from the web.

References

 www.writingcenter.unc.edu /handouts/thesis-statements

http://study.com/academy/popular/thesis-statement-lesson-plan.html