Next, the Supporting Arguments for your Main Claim or Opinion need to be restated. To review, the Thesis Statement consists of three segments: main claim or opinion, supporting arguments and why your claim matters or why this subject is important to the reader (called the “so what”). The second part of the Thesis Statement, the Supporting Arguments, is what needs restatement here.

Remember: Restate the Supporting Arguments in a general or worldly way.

Remember: To rewrite a sentence, use synonyms, different word order and different sentence structures (active / passive or simple / complex / compound) to be effective. Make sure to think about the grammar that needs to change when writing a restatement.

Example

Through his humbleness, determination, and bravery, it is clear that Santiago is an ideal role model, which is important because Santiago motivates Manolin to strive for his dreams.

Restatement

Although Santiago is extremely knowledgeable and an expert in his livelihood, he remains humble, determined and brave during the course of the novella.