English B1A CLASS PACK - Bakersfield College

Working Thesis StatementB1AJulie WillisThe working thesis statement is an actual thesis statement that you think youmay be able to defend in your essay. Of course, you may revise it as manytimes as needed before the final draft. At this point, you just need to have aspecific argument in mind; if you change your argument later, you can changeyour thesis.Your thesis statement should• be one complete sentence• state your topic• state your position on the topic• state or imply the significance of your argument or what should be doneabout the situationExample:Talking on a cellular telephone while driving is so dangerous that it should bemade illegal.My Working Thesis Statement:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________10