Understanding questions and writing thesis statements on ‘Small Island’
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I can understand the expectations of an essay question and write an effective thesis statement.
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Annotating an essay question is a good way to understand the focus.
A thesis is a clear overarching argument supported by the whole text.
An effective thesis statement will focus on the big ideas and make reference to the whole text.
Topic sentences start each paragraph and will focus on a specific character or moment in the text.
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