Getting Started

Please take out your ESSAY

LABELLING ACTIVITY that you
were given yesterday

Todays Game Plan:

I can write an effective thesis statement
for my Chrysalids Literary Essay.
Why?
Backbone of your essay
Skill you need to develop for Post-Secondary
Education
Stating a point- debates, discussions

How do you know youre

successful?
You can turn one of the essay
questions I give you into an effective
thesis.

How to Write an
Effective Thesis

Recap - What is a thesis?

The thesis is the main argument
of an essay.
This is what you will set out to
prove in the paragraphs to follow.

The Trick
Start with an I believe sentence.
For example,
I believe that fate brought the
characters, Romeo and Juliet,
together, determining the outcome of
their relationship.

The Trick Contd

Now remove I believe that and you have
your statement. It is that simple!
I believe that fate brought the
characters, Romeo and Juliet, together,
determining the outcome of their
relationship.

Remember
In an essay, you cant use the first
person so you MUST remember to
remove I believe that.

Practice

In pairs, write some thesis statements. Use the

following questions to help guide you.

For example:
1.

Is loneliness more powerful than friendship in the novel?

Thesis: I believe that Loneliness is more powerful than friendship in the

novel.
Alternatively: Friendship is the most pervasive force in the novel
defeating loneliness.

Now for the following

slide.
Pick one of the questions, that you
feel you could write about best.
1. Copy the essay question down.
2. Create a thesis statement for it.

Guiding Questions The

Chrysalids
1. In the novel, is there a true or perfect human
image?
2. In what ways does the author use the
shortcomings of David's society to show the
reader, indirectly, the problems in our society?
3. Do the many societies in this novel (Waknuk,
Fringes, Sealand) all practice intolerance in one
way or another?
4. Which text, The X-Men or The
Chrysalids, demonstrates the challenges of
being different more effectively?