12/26(Learning journal 10)
Today I learned what thesis statement is. To tell the truth, I can't totally discern it from the topic sentence, although Miss Chen told us that the thesis statement is the main-idea sentence for the entire essay while the topic sentence is for a paragraph. According the guidelines mentioned in the material, I feel there are three which is as topic sentence:
1. A thesis statement must be a complete sentence.
2. A thesis statement gives an opinion, attitude, or idea; it should not just announce the topic of the essay.
4. A thesis statement is not a question(but will often be the answer to a question). (↑so is topic sentence)
However, I feel the most different guideline is 3th:
3. A thesis statement is more interesting when it expresses an opinion, not a fact because facts cannot be argued.