When reading an informational text, how do you identify the author's thesis statement?

1. the thesis statement is the first sentence of the introduction, in which the author introduces the topic for the first time.

2. the thesis statement is the sentence in the introduction that states the author’s specific ideas about the topic.

3. the thesis statement is the sentence found at the beginning of a body paragraph, which is followed by supporting details.

4. the thesis statement is the sentence found at the end of the conclusion, which wraps up the author's ideas on the subject.

B: The thesis statement is the sentence in the introduction that states the author’s specific ideas about the topic.

The correct answer is B. The thesis statement is the sentence in the introduction that states the author’s specific ideas about the topic.

Explanation:

An informational text is a type of non-fictional text based on real events written to provide information to the reader about one specific topic. This as many other texts, includes an introduction, a set of body paragraphs and a conclusion paragraph. Additionally, informational texts usually include a thesis statement that guides all the text by stating the position, opinion or ideas of the author toward the topic and that can be found in the last sentences of the introduction. According to this, you can identify the author's thesis by finding the sentence in the introduction with the author's ideas about the topic.

the hunger games, written by  suzanne collins, is fiction in the young adult genre, which is not my age group, but i found myself unable to put it down. its combination of nerve-racking tension, thrilling action, and engaging love story kept me up until the wee hours. i was surprised at how completely engrossing the plot was. like  brave new world, this story is set in a future where the government oppresses its people, but the book also borrows ideas from the greek myth of theseus and the minotaur.

divided into 12 districts, ruled by an oppressive government located at the  capitol. katniss everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from district 12, takes her younger sister’s place as one of 24 “tributes” selected every year to participate in the hunger games at the capitol.

while i found this book absolutely enthralling, i was surprised it was aimed at an audience of young adults. it seems extremely intense for anyone younger than 16 or 17. for example, there is a scene where one young tribute is slowly eaten alive by wolf-like creatures all night long, and katniss has to finally throw a weapon at him to end his misery. i found this a little too disturbing when i considered the age of the character.

the intensity of the action was something one would find in a more mature book, but the age of the characters and the simplicity of the prose were aimed at a much younger audience. in addition, this book was written in present tense, which i found annoying, but that’s more of a personal preference than a stylistic fault. it was also edited somewhat poorly, but that rarely distracted from the plot. for example, the author often spoke in sentence fragments to describe how katniss felt, which might have been an attempt to reflect on her thought process, but i found it disorienting to read a lot of really short sentences all together. it would have been better to vary the sentence length on occasion, but the story was still coherently.

overall,  the hunger games  was an excellent, enthralling read that i highly recommend. if it was more clearly marked for older teens, it would have been better, but it was a fantastic book with a wonderfully creative plot.

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