Directions: below you will see an example of thesis statements. you are to analyze
each and determine if they meet all of the requirements to be an appropriate thesis
statement, or if corrections should be made. note your answers in the area under
each statement. if you feel corrections to the thesis statement should be made, list
the needed changes as well.

"the civil war remains vastly different than any other conflict ever seen by the
united states. the widespread impact of war on citizens, the economy and the
landscape of america proves that the importance of the civil war is unique when
compared to other major conflicts of the past 200 years"