How Would You Describe A Thesis Statement To Someone That Had Never Heard Of Them? What Do You Think Are Three Essential Elements Of A Strong Thesis Statement?

    I don't know how to describe a thesis statement to someone who has never heard of it before. I can't describe something to someone of I don't even know for sure what it is myself. I sort of know what a thesis is, but I can't explain it into words. I remember doing thesis statements in middle school for 5 paragraph essays, but that was a long time ago. Now that I am in the 11th grade, I cannot even sum it up to words. If you gave me a subject to write an essay on, You would probably see the thesis statement as like "The three best subjects in school are English, Science, and Art" or something like that. And if that's not a thesis statement, then I don't know what it is. At all.