First EDU 3234 Tutorial Class..

Last Friday, 11th of July, 2008, we had our first tutorial session with our tutor, Mr Omid. The tutorial began with Mr Omid giving us some handouts on the example of good and bad thesis statements. He also explained to us the reasons on why certain thesis statements are deemed as bad thesis statements and certain thesis statements are deemed as good thesis statements. He explained to us what a thesis statement is all about and the purpose for writing a thesis statement. He stressed on the importance of writing a good thesis statement which provides a clear and specific statement on the subject that we are studying about. In order to make us all to work on the thesis statements, Mr Omid divided us into groups of 5-6 people and come out with a thesis statement on the tale “Pyramus and Thisbe”. We did as instructed and we found out that all the groups came out with different thesis statements and we were asked to comment on each thesis statement before Mr Omid gave us his opinion on each thesis statement. We learned that many statements can be deemed and used as thesis statement but the main problem is to produce a good thesis statement which is clear and specific. A too generalized thesis statement is said to be a bad thesis statement. A good thesis statement also means that the statement can be supported by many supporting details and points from the work itself. From this tutorial, I gained a clearer image and explanations on what exactly a thesis statement is about. The next step is to work on the supporting details that we will work on, on the next tutorial session.