time to choose! choose a character from the picture presented on the screen. choose which character...
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TIME TO CHOOSE!
Choose a character from the picture presented
on the screen.
Choose which character you think is the best,
and come up with 3-5 reasons explaining why
they are the best.
THESIS STATEMENT PRACTICE
Prep for Essay Writing
ELEMENT OF A THESIS
1 – a topic
2 – a question
Thesis – addresses a topic by
answering a question
Comic book
super heroes
Which comic
book character is
the best?
FOR EXAMPLE…
Topic Question
COMPLETION
Batman is the best comic book
character due to his moral
characteristics, appearance and
conflicted relationship with the
public.
WHY A STRONG THESIS HELPS
Batman is the best comic book character due to his moral
characteristics, appearance and conflicted relationship with
the public.
Paragraph 2 – moral characteristics – restate thesis
Paragraph 3 – appearance – restate thesis
Paragraph 4 – conflicted relationship with the public–
restate thesis
Conclusion – restate thesis
TOP 5 RULES FOR A THESIS STATEMENT
1. Answer a question in an unobvious way
2. Give general reasons without being TOO specific
3. Introduce the arguments for future paragraphs
4. Make the reader interested by the argument
5. Try to teach the reader something.
WHAT DID WE LEARN?
Was the essay The Culture of Overwork effective or
ineffective? Why?
What needs to change for this to be a more
effective essay?
What would you have done differently?
ORGANIZATION IS KEY!
Introductory Sentence/Topic
SentencePieces of
Evidence/Quotations
General explanation of Significance
Restate the thesis
Introductory Sentence/Topic
SentencePieces of
Evidence/Quotations
General explanation of Significance
Restate the thesis
Introductory Sentence/Topic
SentencePieces of
Evidence/Quotations
General explanation of Significance
Restate the thesis
THIS WAY
OR…
Point 1
Point 2
Thesis
Point 3
BODY PARAGRAPHS
Introductory Sentence/Topic
SentencePieces of
Evidence/Quotations
General explanation of Significance
Restate the thesis
Introductory Sentence/Topic
SentencePieces of
Evidence/Quotations
General explanation of Significance
Restate the thesis
Introductory Sentence/Topic
SentencePieces of
Evidence/Quotations
General explanation of Significance
Restate the thesis
THE STORY OF AN HOUR
Orginally written in 1894
Kate Chopin (1850-1904) was originally from
southern United States
Was a huge advocate for women’s rights and
gender equality
LET’S READ!
Read The Story of an Hour on your own
When you are finished, underline or highlight any
of the sentences that you think are important to the
theme of the story.
Determine 1 theme with some evidence (3 pieces)
WHAT ARE SOME THEMES?
LET’S ORGANIZE
Use the graphic organizer on the back of the page
to organize your own essay for The Story of An Hour
You will need to• Find a motif -> Create a theme• Find 3 pieces of evidence that support your theme
(quotations)• Create a thesis• Complete the body paragraphs and conclusion
FINDING EVIDENCE
Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart
trouble, great care was taken to break to her as
gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.
It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken
sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half
concealing. He husband’s friend Richards…
Knowing that Mrs.
Mallard was afflicted
with a heart trouble,
great care was taken to
break to her as gently as
possible the news of her
husband’s death.
Chopin portrays Mrs.
Mallard as a broken-
down character even
before the death of her
husband, as hinted in
the opening lines, “Mrs.
Mallard was afflicted
with a heart trouble…”
(Chopin, 1).
HOW TO USE THE QUOTATION
Original Essay
USING QUOTATIONS
Chopin portrays Mrs. Mallard as a broken-down
character even before the death of her husband, as
hinted in the opening lines, “Mrs. Mallard was
afflicted with a heart trouble…” (Chopin, 1).
What else can we write instead of “Chopin
portrays”?
ADDING EXPLANATION…portrays…
According to…
The following quotation indicates…
WHAT ABOUT…?
We can see Mrs. Mallard as a broken-
down character even before the death
of her husband, in the opening lines,
“Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a
heart trouble…” (Chopin, 1).
THE STORY OF AN HOUR
What is the most
significant theme in Kate
Chopin’s short story, The
Story of An Hour?
LET’S ORGANIZE
Use the graphic organizer on the back of the page
to organize your own essay for The Story of An Hour
You will need to• Find a motif -> Create a theme• Find 3 pieces of evidence that support your theme
(quotations)• Create a thesis• Complete the body paragraphs and conclusion