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A THESIS STATEMENT 1. A book is always better than a movie. 2. The film version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is not as good as the book. 3. The film version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof directed by Richard Brooks is good, but it is not as good as the book by Tennessee Williams. 4. While the film version of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof directed by Richard Brooks deviates from the written text, it successfully illuminates the central issue of the work, familial dysfunction, and earns artistic merit in its own right. |
Rather than write a "3-pronged thesis"-- where you not only state the subject and claim, but you also add the reasons-- use key words. Each topic statement should be one reason that backs up the thesis statement. The body paragraphs then follow with evidence for that reasoning-- this can be quotes, examples, illustrations. The thesis is your claim (what you believe); each topic statement is a reason for your claim. However, it isn't good enough to say why you believe something-- you have to explain in detail. That is where the supporting examples come into play.
HOMEWORK: Read Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery": http://sites.middlebury.edu/individualandthesociety/files/2010/09/jackson_lottery.pdf & Hemingway's "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place": http://www.mrbauld.com/hemclean.html
You will have a graded quiz on these stories tomorrow, 15 July.
Familiarize yourself with the following literary terms:
Symbolism
Metaphor
Motif
Tone/Mood
Character: Round, Flat, Dynamic, Static
Theme
Foreshadowing
Climax
Rising/Falling Action
Irony
Setting
Point of View
Protagonist/Antagonist
Hero/Anti-Hero
You will have a graded quiz on these stories tomorrow, 15 July.
Familiarize yourself with the following literary terms:
Symbolism
Metaphor
Motif
Tone/Mood
Character: Round, Flat, Dynamic, Static
Theme
Foreshadowing
Climax
Rising/Falling Action
Irony
Setting
Point of View
Protagonist/Antagonist
Hero/Anti-Hero