主题句

写您的纸身体

由加利McCarty

In a previous article, I explained the purpose and necessity of a focused thesis statement in any type of nonfiction writing, or in communication in general, including speeches and presentations.  I probably left some readers dangling with one of two unresolved issues, however.  The first would be:  “What if I can’t come up with a thesis statement before I start writing?”  The second would be:  “Okay, I’ve got the thesis statement, so now what?”

答复到第一个是开始书写。 写中部或结论或者两第一，然后回去并且在什么附近构造论文声明您做写介绍。  在过程，您也许将发现改变加法和删除需要被做。  论文声明可以最后完成，换句话说，虽然我更喜欢作家至少在开始之前写有他们的论文一种无礼想法。  如果那不为您运作，则适应过程您的样式。

第二个问题有关什么在写您的论文声明以后做。  在我的例子在渗透文章上，苏珊写她的论文这样： “应该调控所有电视做广告，因为某一ads为孩子不是适当的，一些是引入歧途的，并且一些降价并且损坏美国文化织品”。

苏珊的论文是应该调控电视做广告，并且她的此的三个原因是不合适的ads、误引的ads和文化降价的ads。  她要管理者调控所有ads消灭，制约或者减少ads的这些类型。  因为她已经陈述了三个题目，下一个步骤将写关于他们。  那是主题句来in.的地方。

主题句在本文的身体一般带领每段并且介绍那段题目。 (我一般说，因为主题句可以被移动段，但简而言之和可读性，使用他们第一工作相当很好。)

Susan would now take her three topics and write about them in the order she introduced them to form the body of her paper, the middle part in which she substantiates her thesis.  Since topic one is about ads that are unsuitable for children, she might write:  “Parents are rightfully concerned when TV ads show a half-naked Paris Hilton cavorting about in thinly veiled sexual innuendo.”  Or:  “Parents want to protect their children against ads that show sexual or violent content.”  There are many variations, including: “Controversial ads should be kept from the eyes of children.”   I think you get the idea.

For her second topic, Susan could write: “Ads that mislead or make false claims should be rejected or sent back for revision.”  And for her third: “Some TV ads just cheapen the culture in which we live by extolling vice, bad habits and uncivil behavior.”

For each topic and each paragraph explaining that topic, Susan should provide three supporting statements.  For controversial ads, she could merely write about controversial advertising she’s seen on TV or has read about in her research, or better, she could cite and quote three parents or parent groups on the effect of such advertising on children.  The more authority these parents or groups have, the better for Susan’s argument.

The three paragraphs explaining Susan’s topics become the body of her paper, so the only thing that’s left is to write the conclusion, which could range from a summary to a call for action, but generally should repeat the thesis (reworded) to drive home the main point of the paper one last time.

It sounds simple, and it is-but to get there requires some patience and practice.  As with everything in life, good writing is learned through repetition and practice.

After a career in journalism that started in the 1970s, Gary McCarty is now semi-retired and facilitating university classes while writing and producing his Weblog, http://grammarsucks.com.