Essay Outlines and Thesis Statements
Writing a thesis statement can be a challenge for upgrading students. Often they write a topic statement and not a thesis
I searched a number of databases and found these were the most helpful
Oasis, Mason OER Metafinder, and E-Campus Ontario H5P Studio.
I started searching the term “thesis” but that returned items related to thesis writing for graduate level programs. By generalizing to terms related to essays, essay outline, and how to essay I found results where more appropriate.
These three were most helpful
How to Write an Essay: Thesis Statements | eCampusOntario H5P Studio
Sarika Narinesingh
Professor, George Brown College
- An H5P video that presents material visually and in spoken words and gives students the opportunity to practice their knowledge
“Revising Thesis Statements” by Leah Kind (imsa.edu)
Kind, Leah, “Revising Thesis Statements” (2011). Writing Bootcamp Unit. 4.
https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/wbc_unit/4
- I loved this activity for an in-person class and want to explore a way to do it in an online group format. It would give students the change to reflect on their own and by discussing with peers.
- Tom March :: Thesis Builder – The Original Persuasive Essay Maker (ozline.com)
- This is a simple website to help build a thesis. I liked how it asked questions to prompt students to write a thesis that goes beyond stating a topic
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