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Literacy · 8th Grade
Writing a Thesis Statement
Arguable, specific, and answering the question actually asked.
How to use it
Test it: could a reasonable person write the opposite essay? If not, sharpen it.
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- Grade
- 8th Grade
- Ages
- 13–14
- Subject
- Literacy
- Pages
- 1
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