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From PROMPT to THESIS STATEMENT
Prompt: Select a main character from F451. Then, in a well-organized essay, analyze the personality and traits of the character and show how they enhance the meaning of the book as a whole.
STRATEGY:1. Draw a box around the word “Then.”2. Circle the words that come before “Then.”3. Underline the words that come after “Then.”
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Thesis StatementDefinition: a one-sentence condensation of your argument; an assertion about something and how you intend to prove it in an essay/speech.
Example:In Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury uses the character of Mildred, a distant and mindless woman, to enhance his theme that a totalitarian and highly-regulated society destroys individuality and forces people to suppress human feeling and independent thinking.
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Write this prompt on your paper:
Examine the photograph “Tank and Doves” by Abed Quizini. Then, in a well-developed essay explain how the elements in the photograph enhance its meaning (theme).
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Code it:
Examine the photograph “Tank and Doves” by Abed Quizini. Then, in a well-developed essay explain how the elements in the photograph enhance its meaning (theme).Green = circledPurple = box/rectangleRed = underlined
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Turn it into a Thesis:
WORKING THESIS Example:
Abed Quizini in his photograph, “Tank and Doves,” uses artistic elements to enhance his theme that war disrupts or destroys peace. Green = from prompt (left of THEN)Red = from prompt (right of THEN)Blue = your words
Which of these words are too vague?
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Amend your FINAL THESIS:
Example:
Abed Quizini in his photograph, “Tank and Doves,” uses conflicting metaphors and contrasting shading to enhance his theme that war disrupts or destroys peace.
Green = from prompt (left of THEN)Red = from prompt (right of THEN)Blue = your words amended
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Working Thesis to Final Thesis
You want to get down at the bottom of the prompt sheet (when you are taking a timed write test) your Working Thesis asap!Then you will begin to revise it as you are more clear in your mind about what you are going to say/write about. You won’t have time for a rough draft and a final draft, so just leave room for the final thesis at the top of the answer sheet.