Recap for Thesis Statement

 Read the text that follows then identify the thesis statement  in each introduction. Determine what type of introduction is used. Choose the correct answer from the options.

¹Public speaking is a critical, but often underdeveloped, skill among higher education professionals. ²Your ability to convey ideas with confidence and clarity is essential for articulating the importance of your research, getting buy-in for your projects and obtaining funding from sponsors. Source: www.insidehighered.com

¹American teenagers are getting far less sleep than needed for them in order to function properly. ²The health, behavior, and academic performance of teenagers are suffering as a result of their sleep deprivation. ³According to parents reports in the 1999 nationwide survey, Sleep in America, sixty percent of children under the age of eighteen complained of being tired during the school day. ⁴Fifteen percent of these children also reported falling asleep during school. ⁵In order for teenagers to reach their peak in learning ability, school times need to start later. Source: www.kibin.com

¹‘If you take care of the birds, you take care of most of the big problems in the world.’

²That’s what Thomas Lovejoy says, and he should know. ³The famed biologist and conservationist, a National Geographic–funded scientist, helped introduce the term “biological diversity” to the world. ⁴And he long predicted that by early in the 21st century, the Earth would start losing a dramatic number of species—a prediction, unfortunately, that is turning out to be spot-on. Source: www.nationalgeographic.com