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Main Idea
Definition: A main idea is important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text. Everyday Use: If your doing anything that involves finding information that tells about an overall idea, then you are using main idea. For example, when you are trying to give a book, song or poem a title you are looking for information that perfectly describes the overall theme. This is called using Main Idea.
Thesis Statement
DEFINITION: The thesis statement is that sentence or two in your text that includes the focus of your essay and expresses what the essay is going to be about. Although you would certainly be able to write a good essay without a thesis statement, the lack of a thesis statement may well be a symptom of an essay affected by a lack of focus. Numerous writers think of a thesis statement as an umbrella: everything you write in your essay has to fit under it. HOW TO: The purpose of the thesis statement is to give order both to the writer and to the reader. It does this by plainly stating the key claim that a piece of writing will try to support. The writer is careful in the thesis statement to convey a paper’s argument with precision that clarifies and focuses the direction of the paper. Everyday Use: Thesis Statements are used every day in reading and writing and daily conversation.