Name: _________________________________________________
Pre-AP Freshman English, Period:__________ Date:_______________

THESIS PAPER FOR ANIMAL FARM

Choose one of the following options to write a thesis paper on and circle it.

1. What is the theme, lesson, moral or message of Animal Farm? (What do you consider to be Orwell's most important lesson in Animal Farm?)
Support your substantiation for your thesis with specific examples and plot elements from the novel.

2. What lesson(s) did the farm animals learn? Substantiate your answer with references to the novel.

3. In what ways can Animal Farm be compared to the Russian Revolution? Make sure you use an example from the book and from history for each contention.

4. What could the animals have done differently to be more successful?
What they did do and what could they have done? What should they have done to be more successful? What was their real goal? How could they have achieved it?
Refer to or compare your ideas for success with textual references on what failed or otherwise occured in the book.

IMPORTANT: Beware - do not write a report on the plot (what the novel is all about).
Each contention must be substantiated with at least one specific example from the book.

No personal references are in expository writing. Minus 1 for each personal reference.

 Requirements

Strong,
Well-Developed
-4-

Met minimum requirements
-3-

 In
Process
-2-

Off
topic
-1-

 Missing
-0-
1. Title of Book Report related to writing option: relate to hook, message or focus of thesis - not the book name

2. Bibliography
 Under report title - use first (earliest) copyright date

Example: Dolan, Edward F. Drugs in Sports. New York: Franklin Watts, 1992.

          
3. Thesis Paragraph
*thesis statement
*state the contentions you will use to prove your thesis
*relate to your generalization		          
4. Body
At least 3 paragraphs corresponding to each contention given in thesis paragraph supporting your thesis with substantiation/examples from novel		          
5. Conclusion
*reiteration of thesis
*reiteration of all contentions
*links to insightful hook 		         
6. Organization
 Papers stapled in order with rubric on top and heading filled out
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 TOTAL ( poss.): 24
         

Be prepared to discuss this book with Dr. Questad in a private conference.
No credit is given for book reports not completely read, read during another time frame,
not typed or not double-spaced.