The location of a thesis statement does not matter. However, it does have to be placed in the essay where it will be most effective. "Placing the thesis at the opening starts the essay with a strong statement, providing a clear direction and an outline of the supporting evidence." (Connelly, 2013, p.57) Starting the thesis from the beginning is effective in most cases because you are letting the readers know what to expect. Placing the thesis in the middle of the essay allows the writer to support their details but can be a disadvantage since readers attention is more toward the opening and ending of an essay. Allowing the thesis to fall toward the end of your essay can close your statement out strong but can also be misguiding or disappointing to the readers. …show more content…
Without the supporting evidence it makes it difficult to convince your readers why your argument is valid, There are many ways to provide your supporting details; personal observation, experience, examples, facts, quotations, comparison, and statistics. I find it easier to start off with my personal experience first. When writing a paper on any given matter I always try to relate to the situation and find a comparison. The more relevance I find in writing makes providing facts and statistics less harder than it is to find information based off of experience and