Revising Your Thesis Statement

Homework: Writing a Thesis Statement

Due: Friday, February 22^nd

What to turn in Friday:

1.Thesis statement

2.All advertisements you are analyzing

3.An analysis of each advertisement

Things to remember:

1.     Your thesis statement MUST be related to one of the three essay topics assigned.

2.    A thesis statement is not a question.

3.    A thesis statement is not a topic or “I want to write about…”

4.    A thesis statement requires you to think.

5.    A thesis statement should be SPECIFIC.

Helpful examples:

If you chose Essay Topic 1:

(Compare and contrast two advertisements from the McDonald’s ads focusing on persuasive techniques, message, and audience.)

Example: “While both advertisements use humor to persuade the audience, they use different types of humor and people of different ages in the advertisements as a way of appealing to teenagers and adults.”

Explanation: The rest of you paper would explain the different types of humor used in each advertisement and the different types of people in each advertisement and how each advertisement appeals to a different audience.

If you chose Essay Topic 2:

(Choose three advertisements that target the same audience and explain the different techniques they use.)

Example: “After analyzing a variety of McDonald’s advertisements, it is evident that McDonald’s makes use of three types of persuasive techniques—celebrities, plain folks, and association—to appeal to the teenage audience.”

Explanation: Your paper would then explain how each advertisement uses that persuasive technique and how each advertisement appeals to the teenage audience.

If you chose Essay Topic 3: (Choose one persuasive technique and explain how multiple McDonald’s advertisements use that technique to persuade you.)

Example: “McDonald’s uses the persuasive technique bandwagon in a variety of ways to appeal to their audience, including _____________, ____________, and ______________.

Explanation: Your paper would explain how McDonald’s makes use of the bandwagon technique to persuade their audience.