1. From Working to FINAL Thesis Definition: a one-sentence condensation of your argument; an assertion about something and how you intend to prove it in an essay/speech.

2. Prompt: Select a main character from Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. 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. Working Thesis: In his novel Farenheit 451, Ray Bradbury uses _____________, who is _______ and __________, to enhance his theme that ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________.

3. Working Thesis: In his novel Farenheit 451, Ray Bradbury uses _____________, who is _______ and __________, to enhance his theme that ________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________. Keep adding details to your working thesis until you have a FINAL thesis. Often you will not have it completely until you finish your analysis and essay. In his novel Farenheit 451, Ray Bradbury uses Mildred, who is _______ and __________, to enhance his theme that a dictatorship where no one has personal freedom destroys individuality and forces people to suppress human feeling and independent thinking.

4. Working Thesis: In his novel Farenheit 451, Ray Bradbury uses Mildred, who is _______ and __________, to enhance his theme that a dictatorship where no one has personal freedom destroys individuality and forces people to suppress human feeling and independent thinking. FINAL THESIS: In his novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray 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.