Step 1: Copy and paste an analytical claim in the box below. Identify the type of claim being made (facts/definition, cause and effect, value, or solution). Then, revise the statement to make it work better as a specific type of claim. Step 2: What are the two sides of the argument involved in your claim, and which do you support? Revise the latest version of your thesis statement (the one you from the end of Step 1) so that it becomes clearer which side of the argument your claim expresses or explains.

Step 3: How can you make your thesis statement more precise? Is it narrow enough? Can you add more specific information to it? Revise the latest version of your thesis statement to make It more precise or specific.

Step 4: What type of sentence is your thesis statement? Is that the best type for what you want to say? Identify your claim’s clauses and phrases and look for ways that you might modify the sentence structure to make the statement more clear and precise. Revise the latest version of your thesis statement in the space below, rearranging or revising its parts to make it stronger.