The purpose of this activity is to differentiate between thesis and theme, to identify both in a model essay, and to outline the developmental strategy of the author. This will be helpful in writing throughout this course and in future courses. Note the following as well:
An Analysis Essay about literature uses a thesis statement that often works with a theme (a big idea about life) that the author offers his/her readers. As we learned before, a thesis, as a tool of analysis, uses a “claim” which often informs us how or why the author makes this theme available.
DIRECTIONS
Read the information by following this link
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Read also the essay “The Practices of Dr. Rank” (a link for this student essay sample is at the bottom of the web page of the above link).
Respond, divided into the four sections below:
State what the difference is between a theme of a work and a thesis that analyzes a theme in a literary work.
Identify the thesis for the essay, “The Practices of Dr. Rank.”
Answer these questions: What does the essay writer “claim” in this thesis statement? Which part(s) is/are the essay writer’s analysis? Which part is an idea from the story itself? How are the claim/thesis and the story idea/theme different but related in this thesis? *Note: Remember that a theme is a “big idea about life,” usually a recommendation or observation for readers, and it does not include details such as character or setting for a specific literary work.
Construct an outline of the three body paragraphs of the essay, “The Practices of Dr. Rank.” Include a main idea sentence (also called a topic sentence) and evidence that backs up each main idea. Start like this:
State the main idea/topic sentence (which will repeat a term or idea from the thesis)
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