Source: Letters About the Civil War retrieved 4/3/2012 from http://www.civilwarhome.com/letters.htm
What makes a good thesis statement?
The Thesis Statement
A thesis statement identifies a specific part of your writing topic. The statement declares your unique perspective on the topic. It gives you the necessary focus and direction to develop your essay. As your ideas evolve, you may find it necessary to revise your thesis once or twice. The following informtion will help you write clear, effective thesis statements.
A thesis statement:
The Formula: | Example: |
A manageable topic | Multicultural education |
+ a specific stand, feeling or feature | + is vital to a society made up of many different people |
= an effective thesis statement | = an effective thesis statement! |
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54th Massachusetts Regiment
Abolitionists
Abraham Lincoln
African Americans in the war
Andersonville Prison
Antietam
Appomattox Court House
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of the Wilderness
Bull Run
Causes of death in the Civil War
Civil War foods
Civil War weapons
Clara Barton
Emancipation Proclamation
Frederick Douglass
George McClellan
Gettysburg
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Jefferson Davis
John Brown
John Wilkes Booth
Medical Personnel of the Civil War
Medical Practices during the Civil War
Navy's role
Railroads in the war
Robert E. Lee
Rose Greenhow
Slavery in America
Sojourner Truth
Southern plantation life & buying slaves
Stonewall Jackson
Transportation during the Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
Underground Railroad
Velazquez
William Tecumseh Sherman
Women in the war