Read: "Your Thesis Statement" in the Module One Resources folder. For more detailed information, read "Draft and Revise a Thesis Statement" on pages 14-19 in Rules for Writers, 8th edition.
Directions:
1. Choose one of the topics and approaches provided for you.
2. Write a working thesis statement for the topic and approach you chose. Your thesis statement must be an analysis, not just a statement of fact about the novel.
3. Your professor must approve your thesis statement. If you did not receive at least a 70, you need to revise. You are permitted three attempts in this assignment, and the highest grade will be recorded.