Question

Can someone please explain to me what and evaluation thesis means? and an example of one?

Answer 1

An evaluation thesis gives a rating to a certain person, event, or concept from a historical perspective.
Here's an example:
Some people consider people as heroes because they were brave. Others think of people
as heroes because they helped people in need. Of course, there are many definitions for a
Hero, but to me, people who are heroic stand up for what they believe in and don't back
down no matter what people tell them or say. I believe that Susan B. Anthony did just
this. She stood up for Women’s Right to vote and fought until the very end.
A reader who encountered this thesis would expect to be presented with an argument and
evidence that Susan B. Anthony encountered opposition to her quest for the woman’s
right to vote and yet refused to give up.

Answer 2

I'd say that mjzolt provides a pretty good answer, but an evaluation thesis doesn't have to be from an historical perspective. Simply put, an evaluation thesis asserts a value judgement about a person, a group, an event, a theory, etc. Outside of writing classes, an evaluation usually precedes a call to action where the writer/speaker tells her or his audience what they ought to do or think based on the evaluation.