thesis statement

Your task this week is to produce a clear and concise thesis statement that will serve to guide your term paper and presentation. This statement is the main argument you will be defending in your term paper. This statement will allow readers to know what is the main point of your term paper and will thus give it needed focus.  The topic will be about the effects of spanking children.

Be sure to focus on the argumentative thesis examples. 

The thesis statement will be graded according to the following criteria:

The statement must be clear and concise, not overly general. (25 pts)

The statement must be falsifiable and debatable. (25 pts)

The statement must pertain to one of the areas of psychology explored in this course. (25 pts)

The statement must be written in proper grammar and syntax.(25 pts)

go to this link for some examples: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html