What makes a good thesis sentence?

• It makes a claim or provides an opinion about a topic.
• It’s specific about the topic of the essay.
• It’s clear and direct.
• It leads the way for discussion of the topic.
• It expresses only one main point.

After a thesis sentence states the claim or opinion (the topic), it often lists the areas of focus, or predictors (descriptions that predict the topics of the essay’s body paragraphs).