Thesis Statement: Descriptive essay
A descriptive essay is one which describes the subject matter in detail, without giving an opinion about it. A descriptive essay's thesis statement can also be considered as the topic sentence or main idea. The thesis statement for this essay includes only the topic and key features of the essay.
Some examples for descriptive essay thesis statements could be:
TOPIC --- history
KEY FEATURES ---- events
Key battles of World War 1 include the Battle of Marne, the Battle of Gallipoli and the Battle of Jutland.
TOPIC --- geography
KEY FEATURES --- climate, features, culture
The Sahara Desert has principal topographical features such as shallow, seasonally inundated basins and large oasis depressions.
TOPIC -- news summary
KEY FEATURES --- incident, people involved, location
Southern California reports increased incidences of fires and robberies in 2021.
Please watch this video to learn more about the features and applications of a descriptive essay: • Types of Academic Writing
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