Thesis Statements: Four Steps to a Great Essay | 60second Recap®

0:01 Writing the thesis statement. Overview.
0:19 What you must do BEFORE you begin writing your thesis statement,
0:26 Sample assignment: from "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
0:37 Writing the thesis statement: Step One. Answer the question
1:08 Writing the thesis statement: Step Two. Refine your answer
2:10 Writing the thesis statement: Step Three. Choose the right supporting examples.
3:20 Writing the thesis statement: Step Four. Go Deeper!
3:40 Review of the sample assignment and the finalized thesis statement
4:07 Review of the four steps to a great thesis statement.
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"How to Write an A+ Essay: A Step-by-Step Guide to Acing Your Next Assignment" by Jenny Sawyer.

WRITE AN A+ ESSAY: IT'S EASIER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.

I'm going to make a confession. I was a straight-A student in high school. I graduated summa cum laude from college. My senior thesis won the institution’s coveted essay-writing prize. Not thanks to raw brilliance, or dazzling talent.

No, I knew how to write essays. You see, great essays aren’t necessarily written by the “best and brightest.” They're written by students who know the rules—from concept to thesis statement, from outline to final draft. Students who know how to get the best possible grade for the least amount of work.

I’ll show you how you can, too.

A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO CONQUERING YOUR NEXT ESSAY ASSIGNMENT
My name is Jenny Sawyer. Over the past five years, I’ve been the girl behind 60second Recap®. I've invested thousands of hours helping teens understand classic literature. I’ve answered countless emails seeking help with essay assignments. I’ve guided individual students, one-on-one, through the process of crafting thesis statements and writing essays, testing and refining the techniques I used when I was in school. Strategies I employed to nail essay after essay.

Most people think A+ essays require hours of hard work. Or genius. I’d always had a hunch they’d thought wrong. Now, I'm certain of it:

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A GENIUS TO WRITE AN A+ ESSAY
I’ve read mediocre essays from brilliant students. Great essays from ordinary students. What sets those A+ essay-writing students apart?

They know how to analyze the assignment to keep themselves on track.

I’ll show you how you can, too.

YOU DON’T NEED LONG HOURS TO WRITE AN A+ ESSAY
The best essays rarely take the most time. In fact, some nearly write themselves.

How?

With the right kind of preparation: A+ essay-writing students organize their research and cut their workload by as much as half.

I’ll show you how you can, too.

FORMULAS ARE NEVER THE ANSWER, BUT...
A+ essays are never formulaic. But they have a lot in commont.

A+ essays start strong with crisp, provocative thesis statements.

A+ essays support those thesis statements with well-chosen examples and tightly-reasoned arguments—the hallmarks of persuasive writing.

A+ essays finish strong, with conclusions that locked the reader into agreement with the essay’s thesis.

A+ essays are written by students working from a simple framework: the five-paragraph essay format.
I’ll show you how you can, too.

DON’T BE INTIMIDATED: IT’S A HEAD GAME, YOU KNOW
Ready to supercharge your essay-writing process? You can when you “think like a prosecutor.” I'll show you how. I’ll also reveal the courtroom “trick” you can use to save yourself time and trouble while you craft a great thesis statement. You'll see how you can use the strategies of a criminal trial to speed you through each step of the essay-writing process, from the organization of your research, to the writing of your thesis statement, to the polish of your final draft.

It’s the first time I’ve ever set this strategy to paper. Now it’s all here for you, just a click away.

[enteresvirse]

*stares at screen for five minutes
*tears start coming down face

[ella_sthetics]

"You cant write an essay without reading the book"
Oh we'll see about that

[nehroberts]

Who's here rn in quarantine trying to figure out how to write a thesis and hv watched 20 videos on it because you still don't understand

[HertNiks]

OK, now how do I write 25 pages about this 1 question?

[plushpainterofficial]

Thesis statement: Restate the prompt + because, +idea 1, + idea 2, + idea 3.

[nickdavis]

"You can't write an essay without reading the book."
How do you think I passed high school?

[lowe]

"60 second recap"
*video is 4 min and 30 sec***

[sherwinthirumavalan]

3:40 am i the only one that heard that sound

[jadem]

I love how teachers say things like “you can’t write a paper without reading the book” yet I’m out here get a 96 on 10 page papers of books I’ve never even picked up.

[matthewreynoso]

This video was very helpful! I think you’re a good English teacher!

[indecisive.]

"You can't write a paper without reading the book"

Me, who has Spark Note'd the sh-t out of my paper: "Oh you can, and I'll do it again"

[brizm]

Is it me or does her Thesis Statement seem like a long run on sentence?

[sweetie]

I'm a sophomore in college who hasn't written a paper for almost two years. This was great. Thank you!

[wellsfiction]

Thank you for this video. I was confused on how to start my thesis statement.

[kxte]

This what I’m grateful for on YouTube things like this explain more than my teacher does

[sandywilson]

After banging my head into the wall for the past two days this little video saved my life. Thank you. You have a great way of clearly explaining things.

[brooklyncosby]

Thank you for this!! It has helped me with ALL my assignments since I first listened to it. I've tried simply remembering what she said but it is not as good. I have to watch it every time I go to write an intro for a paper. It is magic. It is just better every time!!!

[meineely]

This helped! Thank you for breaking it down in an understandable way.

[omnicave]

My thesis of the video: I started to learn about thesis statements but was distracted when I saw how cute the speaker is, the large number of hand movements, and the book holders in the background. After learning very little, I concluded that she has a ring on the right hand and is not yet married, thus leaving an opportunity. Grade me.

[yoyo.]

Wow this actually helped it helped me get 80 percent on my English film essay because of the thesis.