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essay? (See pp.
36–39.)

LO2 Consider Determining your audience, purpose, and point
audience, of view helps you construct a thesis statement that
purpose, addresses your audience, fulfills your purpose, and

and point establishes the essay’s point of view.
of view.

Why should I

consider
audience,

purpose, and
point of view?
(See pp. 39–40.)

LO3 A thesis statement presents the main idea of an
Construct essay and may list the points of development.
an

effective
thesis
statement.

What is the
purpose of a

thesis
statement? (See
pp. 41–48.)

LO4 Evaluate Thesis points should not overlap and should not
the points be too broad or too narrow.