Writing a Thesis Statement

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Writing a Thesis Statement
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Subject Theme Thesis statement
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Subjects

• Author, title and genre of story, and characters
  and setting

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OPINIONS

• What is your theme?

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Putting it Together

• Using all of the elements in the word equation,
  write a thesis statement illustrating your
  opinion of the theme in your story.

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Example Thesis Statement

• Subject short story, The Story of an Hour by
  Kate Chopin, characters and setting
• Opinion theme feminine individuality
• Thesis Statement
• Kate Chopins characters and setting in her short
  story The Story of an Hour display feminine
  individuality.

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On your own

• Where do you go from here?
• Write down all of the elements of the subject.
• What is your theme in your story?
• If the idea/opinion is boring to you, scratch it
  off of the list. If they all bore you, youll
  have to settle for something. ?
• Choose the one that intrigues you and write your
  sentence. Good Luck!