How To Write An Essay: Thesis Statements

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  • Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
  • A strong thesis statement will set you free!! In this episode I discuss what a thesis statement is and why it is so vitally important. Go to www.squarespace.com/ariel to get a free trial and 10% off your first purchase. Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring this series!
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  • @ArielBissett
    @ArielBissett  6 років тому +412

    I really hope that this series has been a helpful tool for anyone who wants some help improving their essays. I'm so glad I got the chance to make it and thank you to everyone who supported this on my channel!

    • @mahjabeenmalik8202
      @mahjabeenmalik8202 5 років тому

      awesome analogies and your true compassion to help actually helped thank you.

    • @cedarpoplar7443
      @cedarpoplar7443 5 років тому +1

      I just had to rewatch the video over again- very clear. Very helpful. I was a little bit distracted how pretty you are. My thesis statement is somewhere along the lines of granting amnesty to DACA recipients of good character and immigrants with little children born in the US. Also, of good reputation. I want to argue that Regan's immigration act of 1986 was not a total loss and that there's much to be learned from it. Teachers says to work on my introduccion

    • @richardmolano5538
      @richardmolano5538 5 років тому

      Hi Ariel I’m doing an opinion essay. So how should I start on my thesis? My topic is human trafficking. I was thinking about my anger and rage about it. Any suggestions?

    • @oljasipka7707
      @oljasipka7707 4 роки тому +1

      You've explained this very well. You're good at teaching. :) Thanks!

    • @zevyedmund6496
      @zevyedmund6496 4 роки тому

      Ariel Bissett this is helping me a lot.

  • @CheyenneNBell
    @CheyenneNBell 4 роки тому +317

    I'm in college and I'm literally on the verge of tears because no one has explained a thesis statement so clearly and I have just pretended to understand my professors when I have asked questions as not to frustrate them. Thank you

    • @siddy9
      @siddy9 4 роки тому +11

      I couldn't have said this better myself. This is exactly how I feel.

    • @umeshsingh6287
      @umeshsingh6287 2 роки тому +3

      Same feeling

    • @chickenwings6745
      @chickenwings6745 2 роки тому +6

      Right!teachers dont teach us and make us go to college without any experience! Some teachers really suck man! My English teacher in grade 11 didn’t even teach us how to write a essay outline and in grade 12 we had write a whole essay without any understanding of one/ it.

    • @valeriadelgado3696
      @valeriadelgado3696 Рік тому +1

      Same!

  • @Mufasa330i
    @Mufasa330i 5 років тому +1457

    Stares at screen
    2 minutes later: tears start coming down

  • @zacofalltrades11
    @zacofalltrades11 4 роки тому +525

    “It is the anchor of your entire paper”
    Me trying to add my thesis statement in my already done paper: O h

    • @Lizzy703
      @Lizzy703 4 роки тому +27

      Zac Zacharias HAHAHAH same we fucked up

    • @azraaydn737
      @azraaydn737 4 роки тому +4

      Same

    • @yeyingpan7921
      @yeyingpan7921 3 роки тому

      y u stalking my life:(((

    • @jasoncamacho9755
      @jasoncamacho9755 3 роки тому +13

      Theoretically, it is the anchor. However, a thesis can be modified upon completion of the argument. Sometimes we discover we made a different argument than we intended.

    • @chaeyoungisoppar8316
      @chaeyoungisoppar8316 3 роки тому +1

      *oml*

  • @charlieyaz1103
    @charlieyaz1103 4 роки тому +370

    The fact that I have to watch this.... and being as I'm a college student, I feel rather disappointed in myself...

    • @tyesquivel7079
      @tyesquivel7079 4 роки тому +15

      Charlie Yasenosky same here 😂 I have a ten page research essay and here I am

    • @rigomacias7233
      @rigomacias7233 4 роки тому +30

      Is ok man, no one is perfect.

    • @eskel4743
      @eskel4743 4 роки тому +10

      The fact that I'm gonna start college in a few months, it makes me anxious

    • @abbielyon3679
      @abbielyon3679 4 роки тому +9

      I am a teacher taking a college class and watching for review. It is all good! Hang in there!!

    • @ravensagemusic
      @ravensagemusic 3 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣 Same.

  • @samwich7132
    @samwich7132 4 роки тому +196

    Quarantine hitting hard i dont know what the hell im doing

  • @TradesRecorded
    @TradesRecorded 4 роки тому +717

    Who else is here during quarantine

    • @TheoSin
      @TheoSin 4 роки тому +7

      Me

    • @CS55CL16
      @CS55CL16 4 роки тому +6

      Sadisidic BTW me! I have an exam coming up 😬

    • @alexleydic6152
      @alexleydic6152 4 роки тому +3

      yeah definitely not I'm smart 😅

    • @tretre8579
      @tretre8579 4 роки тому +2

      doing this for pre-ap english on a essay about a book called tangerine

    • @malakahmed3420
      @malakahmed3420 4 роки тому +5

      me teacher made me do this. :/

  • @marnisenicoleart
    @marnisenicoleart 6 років тому +158

    I’m starting graduate school on Sunday. I haven’t had to write a paper in 5 years. This is great Ariel!!!!

    • @ArielBissett
      @ArielBissett  6 років тому +7

      Marnise Nicole Fine Art good luck!!!! I hope these help!!!

  • @readilykatie8312
    @readilykatie8312 3 роки тому +52

    “Thesis statements evolve”, tell that to my profs, who request a finished thesis statement two weeks before the essay! 🙈

    • @taradean6290
      @taradean6290 3 роки тому +1

      I suck at writing thesis statements

    • @stephski55
      @stephski55 3 роки тому +1

      ??????????????????????????????? That's insane - why????

    • @naileataylor2106
      @naileataylor2106 3 роки тому +1

      LITERALLY 😀

  • @michellenajera4278
    @michellenajera4278 4 роки тому +8

    This was honestly very helpful, and I had been struggling for the longest to just get a thesis statement. My paper ended up getting an A+ just because of you so thank you so much!

  • @christopherholmes7049
    @christopherholmes7049 4 роки тому +4

    This example on how to write a thesis statement was absolutely wonderful thank you so much. For years I never understood how to do it exactly but you made it very simple and plain.

  • @MattiHeartsHP
    @MattiHeartsHP 6 років тому +5

    I'm in my final year of university and essays have been the bane of my life, thank you SO much for this!!

  • @alainamacdonald1621
    @alainamacdonald1621 3 роки тому +1

    THANK YOU! This was a big help for me!
    I have a learning disorder that makes academic writing quite difficult for me and I have a tough english tutor that challenges me every week in my preparation for college at 34 years old.
    So I've had to get very creative and have many tricks up my sleeve to make the learning easier for me. I am so thrilled I found your video as I have been struggling with thesis statements.
    It often takes me 3 - 7 days to understand what someone is trying to tell me and you helped me in 3 minutes! Which not many people can do!

  • @TiesStripesEyeliner
    @TiesStripesEyeliner 5 років тому +12

    Omg I just discovered your channel and this series and it's so validating! I've been an adjunct instructor for a year now, teaching first-year college writing and I'm constantly doubting myself, but after seeing the similarities between your explanations and my own, I feel like it proves that I'm not full of crap lol

    • @tia9966
      @tia9966 5 років тому

      Same. Lol.

  • @FranciaMattingly
    @FranciaMattingly 3 роки тому +1

    I came across your video trying to figure out my assignment on thesis for college, and all I can say is that you seem like a SUPER nice and AWESOME person! I learned a lot from your video and loved watching it! Thank you!

  • @rachellloyd6840
    @rachellloyd6840 6 років тому +136

    I love this new series! It’s very informative and helpful. Great job Ariel!

    • @ArielBissett
      @ArielBissett  6 років тому +3

      Rachel Lloyd thanks, Rachel 🙈

  • @jaclynott468
    @jaclynott468 5 років тому +1

    I really appreciate the content of your video. I recently went back to college, I haven't had to write anything on a academic level for close to 20 years. Going back to college has made me realize just how inadequate my high school education was. This video explained more to me about how and what a thesis statement is compared to what was being taught to us in class over the last 4 weeks.

  • @pita5925
    @pita5925 3 роки тому +1

    I came here to say thank you. After this weird year that 2020 has become, I am going back to school at 25 after not being in an English class for 8 years. I do not remember how to cite or format in MLA, how to make a thesis statement, or properly structure an essay. This coupled with all of my classes being an online format (no lectures, just assignments, discussion posts, ect) have made it extremely difficult to learn and get back on track.
    This helps and your explanations make it easier. Thank you

  • @lindasawyerr6655
    @lindasawyerr6655 Рік тому

    I think you just saved me from all the anxiety and mental anguish I have been feeling for days over my first essay. Thank you!

  • @jonathanbyron4785
    @jonathanbyron4785 3 роки тому +9

    Well done Ariel, yes that's correct. I also tell my students that a thesis statement is the anchor for all their topic sentences and that often their topic sentences must evolve from their thesis statement and must all tie back to it. I really like the compass analogy too ;)

  • @LALife6
    @LALife6 4 роки тому +1

    You are a FANTASTIC teacher!! Best description I’ve heard about this topic. With you were my English teacher 😃🙏🏻

  • @SheillapBirungi
    @SheillapBirungi 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much Ariel- I just joined graduate school and have looked at a number of explanantions for thesis statement but most didnt break it down as easy as you have. I have a much better understanding of what a thesis statement is, and going to use this knowledge for my assignment

  • @Anamesque
    @Anamesque 6 років тому +1

    Thank you so much! I was really having a hard time in writing a conclusive essay for my university but your videos have rendered an insight about writing an essay

  • @artsandpoetrymedia5989
    @artsandpoetrymedia5989 2 роки тому +2

    The idea of asking what am I arguing is striking point on having my essay well anchored. thank for the share as it bring about clarity

  • @JuliaHap
    @JuliaHap 5 років тому

    Super helpful, I’ve written a million essays and I don’t know why I was putting off this research paper so much. This is a great first step.

  • @khalilmrizik
    @khalilmrizik 4 роки тому +1

    I like the way you talk , the way you move your hands and your smile , they are lucky to have you as a teacher

  • @carlyh8216
    @carlyh8216 5 років тому

    Awesome! I’m taking a class at a local community college and have to write a term paper. I’m over 40 and this is the FIRST time I “got” the thesis explanation. Thank you! I’ll definitely be checking out your other videos.

  • @LUVSHANKY
    @LUVSHANKY 4 роки тому

    Thanks Ariel,
    I have not been to school in 29 years and you have made my understanding of thesis statement easier.

  • @PLUTOMKAY
    @PLUTOMKAY 3 роки тому +3

    This video was made 2 years ago and still effective 2 years later
    THANKS!!!

  • @JeniferGamelli
    @JeniferGamelli 4 роки тому +1

    I'm just not getting back into college after five years off. This was an amazing video that helps so much. I think I understand it better now then I did five years ago. Definitely going to check out your other videos. Thanks so much for posting!

  • @outofservice9806
    @outofservice9806 4 роки тому +462

    Who else is here last minute before a test?

  • @miaverduzco5902
    @miaverduzco5902 2 роки тому +2

    I wish she was my teacher, no teacher in all my years of school has explained what a thesis statement is this well. I actually feel that this helped me, and I actually understand. Thank you!

  • @marianacarvalho8884
    @marianacarvalho8884 6 років тому +1

    I am loving the new series! I'm in my first year of University studying English Literature & I have an essay to write on technology's influence on the use and form of the English Language. These videos have been super helpful! My thesis statement is a work in progress. Currently it's: Technology both expands and condenses the English language - it needs some fleshing out! I'm going to be doing some interviews and incorporating the results in my essay which is really exciting!
    Love your channel and your new content! 💓

  • @moodswing8303
    @moodswing8303 2 роки тому

    This is what I always do whenever I don't understand my teachers I always search up educational videos related to the topics I don't understand. Thank you so much this really helped me alot.

  • @CapnCaroline
    @CapnCaroline 6 років тому +11

    You described a thesis better than any of my past teachers!

  • @shahinqaderi4706
    @shahinqaderi4706 4 роки тому +3

    Loved the video. Explained so much easy about thesis statement. THANK YOU

  • @rosariarusso2234
    @rosariarusso2234 6 днів тому

    Thank you so much!! I have never done a thesis statement about stress, and I was literally creating more stress because I couldn’t come up with anything. This really helped clarify it for me.

  • @thatsepicification
    @thatsepicification 6 років тому +1

    I've literally been struggling with coming up with a thesis all day. Thank you for this perfect timing.

    • @ArielBissett
      @ArielBissett  6 років тому

      thatsepicification I hope it helps!

  • @SammySleuth
    @SammySleuth 6 років тому +1

    This is very helpful! I’ve been tutoring academic writing for the last three years, and I like your example of the thesis being like a compass. I will have to use that in the future!

  • @SpookiestAlice
    @SpookiestAlice 6 років тому +38

    As I got into my final years of uni I started structuring my thesis statements as "if...then...because" statements (before trimming them down in edits to be less wordy/more concise). It's not a perfect science but it was always easy for working out the core of my idea before trimming it down, I always found thesis statements the hardest part of any paper

    • @MrNanah38
      @MrNanah38 Рік тому +1

      ​@@daweidavidzhao1947
      Then

  • @erikalett9174
    @erikalett9174 3 роки тому

    Oh my goodness! Thank you, Ariel! You've really opened up thesis writing for me!

  • @bennyboii13
    @bennyboii13 6 років тому +1

    I love this series, can’t wait to see what else you do

  • @victorcantoran8053
    @victorcantoran8053 Рік тому

    Thank you for this information. I have been struggling in getting my arguments across in my essay starting with my thesis. You explained this in a way that I can understand and practice! Thank you

  • @chelsea7441
    @chelsea7441 4 роки тому

    This video should be a required video by all comp I college students in week 1. Excellent and was more important then I imagined and really is the glue to the entire process, like the first stone placement for a magnificant castle! 5-minute video and I feel so much more confident about doing well in my Anthropology class now! TY!

  • @Mariiiam
    @Mariiiam 2 роки тому

    Been watching this video for two consecutive semesters and it’s simply the best

  • @abigailsanchez5734
    @abigailsanchez5734 3 роки тому

    i’ve watched like 10 videos about how to write a thesis and this was the most helpful. thank you :,)

  • @Mufasa330i
    @Mufasa330i 5 років тому +1

    I had my FSA which is the state test for Florida and I was riding my bike to school watching this video and I didn’t know what she was talking about and I wanted to cry.

  • @Mlg_heidi
    @Mlg_heidi 3 роки тому +1

    I have a project do in a week thank you so much for making it really easy to understand Ariel!

  • @autumnmccarson7721
    @autumnmccarson7721 3 роки тому

    I am so excited, I have been watching your channel for a while now and my English professor is using this for her class! Ahhhhh ok, I'm gonna watch the video now, just so excited!

  • @SF-hb2kx
    @SF-hb2kx 4 роки тому +1

    This is the most useful video about a thesis I have ever watched. Ever.

  • @trishbevins44
    @trishbevins44 3 роки тому

    A very useful video describing what a thesis statement is and how you write one for an argumentative or persuasive essay.

  • @arenh2049
    @arenh2049 9 місяців тому

    This was the easiest to understand video I've found on thesis statements... Thank you!

  • @elisadelosrios1492
    @elisadelosrios1492 3 роки тому

    Your videos are AWESOME! I'm using them to instruct ELD students on how to write a five-paragraph essay. Thank you!

  • @alexiskenefic1192
    @alexiskenefic1192 3 роки тому

    THIS WAS THE MOST HELPFUL THING I HAVE EVER WATCHED ON UA-cam U HAVE SAVED ME SO MANY TEARS

  • @robertyegon290
    @robertyegon290 10 місяців тому

    Thank You for elaborating more clearly what Thesis is, how to create a thesis, and where to place it. Your video is more captivating and interesting to watch. Never boring thank you.

  • @youtubemagic8087
    @youtubemagic8087 2 роки тому

    Great video and points Ms. Bisset, left like!

  • @louiseh5029
    @louiseh5029 4 роки тому +2

    This was incredibly helpful and engaging. Thank you! :)

  • @yellowtreezy
    @yellowtreezy 6 років тому

    i'm writing my final paper for my english class this semester and this was super helpful since after submitting my thesis, it needed some reworking.

  • @IrishFlygirl
    @IrishFlygirl 3 роки тому

    This is the first time that I have truly understood a thesis statement. Thank you!

  • @user-vv6kt7oo8m
    @user-vv6kt7oo8m 10 місяців тому

    Thanks Ariel, I really appreciate your video, it helped me get through my papers!

  • @cuzimjusme24
    @cuzimjusme24 4 роки тому

    writing a research paper for college and your video was very helpful in understanding a thesis in a simple manner.

  • @naturally_fit3549
    @naturally_fit3549 Рік тому +1

    Omg short simple and super informative. Thank you

  • @TJLintz
    @TJLintz 5 років тому

    Thank you Ariel, this video was really helpful. Much appreciated!

  • @valeriadelgado3696
    @valeriadelgado3696 Рік тому +2

    Thank you so much! I have to write a Thesis paper today and this really has helped me a lot.

  • @janiahcharles02
    @janiahcharles02 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much. I honestly don't know why I never remember what it is but you made me fully understand and now I will remember. Thank you!

  • @ashleighbingham7032
    @ashleighbingham7032 6 років тому +1

    Thank you for your help! I was struggling with coming up with a thesis statement.

  • @tessavery2151
    @tessavery2151 6 років тому

    So happy that you are making these essay videos!

  • @VickyRock
    @VickyRock 6 років тому

    This is awsome... At the moment I'm writing my first thesis ever and I'm pretty scared, I just don't know where to start! I have already written my project and it has been accepted by my teacher, but now I have so many doubts! Because I'm studying online I feel that I can't really count on my teacher, and I feel that I will fail and never graduate.
    But now you gave me hope! I feel that I can rely on your videos 😊 Thank you for everything you do to help us graduate ❤

  • @AmberAmbwee
    @AmberAmbwee 5 років тому +11

    I’m in college now. This is my first ever essay. I never did any papers in high school. I knew how to test which is how I passed. I’m kicking myself now at 28.

    • @mikehubey9873
      @mikehubey9873 4 роки тому +1

      Amber Ambwee same here !!! Kicking my butt

    • @catygzz19
      @catygzz19 4 роки тому

      same😭😭

  • @Ajauregui
    @Ajauregui 3 роки тому

    Thank you! At first, I found it odd the example of the compass, but it later makes sense, it is important to look back at it so see if you're going in the right direction. Thank you so much!

  • @squirrelgal5114
    @squirrelgal5114 2 роки тому

    I thank you so much helped so much and I shared it with my class. Your energy is amazing.

  • @horrorbabe
    @horrorbabe 3 роки тому

    I've written the majority of my master thesis without a thesis statement...and its due next week. so I'm very happy you just laid this out because I have been sticking my fingers in my ears and closing my eyes everytime my adviser sends revisions telling me I need to make my thesis statement clear and I'm still going la-la-la.
    By the end of tonight - there will be a thesis statement.

  • @queenexplosionmurder8934
    @queenexplosionmurder8934 3 роки тому

    thank you so much!!! I really needed this

  • @seung1896
    @seung1896 3 роки тому

    Woah, your way of explaining is really brief, and clear. Thanks a lot!

  • @Zencsy
    @Zencsy 5 років тому +5

    This is the best video on Thesis Statement.

  • @socks72
    @socks72 4 роки тому

    This helped cause my teachers have never really explained a thesis statement and each year the teacher wants a different formatted thesis statement and it’s at the point that I’m a senior in AP English Lit and no one has ever told me how to write a concrete statement till now

  • @lexeighflowers7315
    @lexeighflowers7315 Рік тому

    This video was seriously so helpful. Thank you!

  • @MissNamaSlay
    @MissNamaSlay 4 роки тому

    Your thesis statement is the compass! I'll never forget this, thanks!

  • @blitzkrieggaming7685
    @blitzkrieggaming7685 4 роки тому

    I just bought my first typewriter because I love to write. Thank you for these videos!!!

  • @Charlessnarls
    @Charlessnarls 5 місяців тому

    My english professor sent me here and I've been a subscriber for (possibly) a decade and I remember watching this video when it came out!! Hi Ariel, hahaa

  • @putrasetiaji5289
    @putrasetiaji5289 3 роки тому

    Thanks Ariel! This video is really enlighten me up to understand the structure.

  • @sunnyskye5552
    @sunnyskye5552 4 роки тому

    I really needed this. I broke both of my wrists 2ish months ago so I was absent from school for a couple days. That was the day my teacher explained thesis statements. I thought I knew what they were, but I didn't, so on my writing I would always get marked down for not stating it. (The rest of my writing is pretty good so I still get a high score) although now I watched this I can get a better one. Thanks for listening to my overly long story that you didn't need to know😊

  • @nwpandp6896
    @nwpandp6896 3 роки тому

    Thank you for being clear and not making it difficult to understand

  • @CalvinEbenezer
    @CalvinEbenezer 3 роки тому

    All the points that you spoke were very helpful and, thank you for your share of ideas.

  • @vigilantminecraft8915
    @vigilantminecraft8915 4 роки тому

    Thank you so much for making this video, I was struggling so much to make one for my first ever essay

  • @daphnecanoy4038
    @daphnecanoy4038 3 роки тому

    Thank you for this video. This is so helpful.

  • @PrinceTheSeraphimKnight1986
    @PrinceTheSeraphimKnight1986 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for even taking the time to elaborate on how to write a thesis statement.

  • @rachelnormandin261
    @rachelnormandin261 4 роки тому +1

    you're a star, this was so helpful!!

  • @annetteysquierdo
    @annetteysquierdo 2 роки тому

    Thank you! This really was the best explanation I could find!

  • @SukhvirSingh-zi1vf
    @SukhvirSingh-zi1vf 4 роки тому

    you have a lovely voice, your video helps me a lot to understand about the thesis statement. Thank you, I really appreciate your work.

  • @OceaneKudo
    @OceaneKudo 4 роки тому

    That's a great video!
    I'm a French student doing OIB program in history in English. I've always struggled doing essay in History every since high school and always had bad grades at my essays. I think thesis statement was one of the thing that I really struggled with but with this video, it's clear as water!
    But the biggest problem I think I have is the writing itself. My history teacher often says that my essay doesn't flow and make it difficult to read...I'm going to see right now your video on structure, pretty sure it will help me a lot ^^
    Thank you!

  • @felipeGamer-wp8gi
    @felipeGamer-wp8gi 4 роки тому +1

    wow.... you are better than my writing teacher (ESL) at college. I understood a lot from you... Muchas Gracias

  • @chicho4889
    @chicho4889 3 роки тому

    music is the best and most influential medium to send a message that brings change

  • @ShadowLarkHill
    @ShadowLarkHill 5 років тому

    Wish I had found this video 5 semesters ago. Seriously the best series on essay writing ever
    I'm currently working on a paper on Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris and my (tentative) thesis statement is that Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling construct the figure of the classic detective through their different approaches at solving the case of Buffalo Bill

  • @moseszimin6240
    @moseszimin6240 4 роки тому

    Thank you so much, this video helped me. I also enjoyed your content, it was much easier and more fun to understand unlike my English teachers in highschool, who were dull and harder to understand

  • @LearnEnglishwithAdnanAyaz
    @LearnEnglishwithAdnanAyaz 2 роки тому

    you have really put it in an enthusiastic way... Great job!

  • @christopherallbright4212
    @christopherallbright4212 3 роки тому +6

    I like the energy in the presentation, the profound simplicity of the content, and the practicality of the advice.

  • @vitariamrita9472
    @vitariamrita9472 3 роки тому

    This is really helpful for me! Okay I'll write mine after this. Thank you so much!❤️

  • @chrispinemukosha7279
    @chrispinemukosha7279 4 роки тому

    Thank you! it's surely helpful as it is my first time am learning about the Thesis statement.

  • @prabingurung628
    @prabingurung628 4 роки тому

    This video helped me a lot to write my thesis statement. Thank you so much.