Name: _________________________________________________
Freshman English, Period:__________ Date:_______________

THESIS PAPER FOR A CLASSIC
"What makes a book great, a so-called classic, is its quality of always being modern, of its author,
though he be long dead, continuing to speak to each new generation." -Laurence Clark Powell (1906-2001)

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 your book? (What do you consider to be the author's most important lesson?)
Support your substantiation for your thesis with specific examples and plot elements from the novel.

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

IMPORTANT: Beware - do not write a report on the plot (what the novel is all about).

Well-developed paragraphs contain at least 3 sentences.
Strong essays will be a minimum of 5 well-developed paragraphs.
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. Graphic Organizer          
2. Hook          
3. Title of Book Report related to writing option: relate to message or focus of thesis - not the book name          

4. Bibliography
 Under report title, skip 2 lines and write bib. of the book

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

          
5. Thesis Paragraph
*thesis statement
*state the contentions you will use to prove your thesis		          
6. Body
At least 3 paragraphs corresponding to each contention given in thesis paragraph supporting your thesis with substantiation/examples from novel		          
7. Conclusion
*reiteration of thesis
*reiteration of all contentions
*generalization		          
8. Organization
 Papers stapled in order with rubric on top and heading filled out
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 TOTAL ( 31 poss.)
         

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 a classic or not typed or not double-spaced.