If my thesis statement is two sentences long, do I still need to center it?

wow , that is a short statement , yes i believe you do , i use the web site below for ? about my papers see if that does not help

What is a thesis statement?

A thesis statement:

tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion.

is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper.

directly answers the question asked of you. A thesis is an interpretation of a question or subject, not the subject itself. The subject, or topic, of an essay might be World War II or Moby Dick; a thesis must then offer a way to understand the war or the novel that others might dispute.

is usually a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph that presents your argument to the reader. The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation.

If your assignment asks you to take a position or develop a claim about a subject, you may need to convey that position or claim in a thesis statement near the beginning of your draft. The assignment may not explicitly state that you need a thesis statement because your instructor may assume you will include one. When in doubt, ask your instructor if the assignment requires a thesis statement. When an assignment asks you to analyze, to interpret, to compare and contrast, to demonstrate cause and effect, or to take a stand on an issue, it is likely that you are being asked to develop a thesis and to support it persuasively. (Check out our handout, How to Read an Assignment, for more information.)

That is a very sophisticated and amazing introduction paragraph if I might say so myself. And I see where your teacher is coming from. The Thesis Statement is a little.. ehh, rocky? But let’s see. Maybe you can say something like “Throughout history, the roles of men and women are so differently described that these characteristics that are displayed for each gender is used as a means of stereotyping.” Or something along that idea. Good luck with your paper !

You should really make it one sentence. Unless you can’t then you should still center it.

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