AT LEAST 4 SENTENCES!

Today… Library Drive-By Thesis Review Finish finding quotations Turn in quotations Write thesis statement Turn in Homework: Quotations and thesis statement due TOMORROW.

Review What is a thesis? What do you remember talking about?

Thesis Statement YOUR ARGUMENT Must include: Author’s name Book title Theme What you will use to prove your theme Connection/Extension to the real world

What’s the difference?? In Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is an ordinary person who becomes a hero. In Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus shows how an ordinary person can become a hero.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Atticus Finch to show an ordinary person can become a hero. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Mrs. Dubose, Mr. Dolphus Raymond, and Boo Radley to show that people are not always as they seem.

Examples Look at the two examples provided Label the author’s name, the title, the theme, and the real world extension Look at your brainstorm and create a thesis statement

In BOOK TITLE, AUTHOR uses ___________, ____________, and _______________ to prove THEME. By using __________________ in BOOK TITLE, AUTHOR proves THEME.

Task Finish finding quotations Turn in quotations/see me for approval Begin working on thesis statement Turn in thesis statement/see me for approval Read