Example of a thesis statement of a short story

THESIS STATEMENT DIRECTS (2 Statements 2 Sentences each)

Topic: Did you enjoy "The Passing of Grandison"? This is actually one of my favorite short stories. You really have to read this story over and over to gain the true meaning of what Mr. Chesnutt was trying to convey to his audience. This brings me to again the critical analysis essay. You are now starting the major step to writing your critical analysis essay on "The Passing of Grandison". A critical analysis essay is when you analyze a piece of literature in order to find out the purpose of the story, to truly delve into the writer's mind and decipher why the story was written. Now, we cannot ask Mr. Chesnutt why he created the story, and if you guys said we could ask him, I would seriously be freaked out. (smile). In order for us to find the true meaning or meanings of why the story was created we must break it down (analyze). Now, if you have completed the quiz, defined the figurative language terms, you'll see that I've been trying to help you since day one. Therefore, you want to see how those terms can help you find the overall purpose of the story. For example, the theme is the underlying message about life that the author wishes to convey to his audience. What do you think the underlying message about life Mr. Chesnutt was conveying to you? Next, let's think about the conflicts, which conflict or conflicts were profoundly shown in the story and why? How does symbolism affect the story and the characters? The neat thing about researching the reason why Charles Chesnutt created this story is that you'll never be wrong. As long as you have evidence from the short story that supports your thesis, you'll be right! So let's go to the directions.

Directions: You must type two thesis statements that convey why Charles W. Chesnutt created "The Passing of Grandison". A thesis statement is like a GPS, it allows the reader to know your purpose and where you are going. In your two thesis statements, you must include the author's full name: Charles W. Chesnutt and you must include the title of the short story in quotation marks, "The Passing of Grandison". Also you must always use present tense verbs such as: create, illustrate, depicts, explores, reviews, describes, portrays, etc. As always there is an example attached. Please review the examples and you will see how you must write your two thesis statements. The main idea of this assignment is for you to tell your audience why you believe Charles Chesnutt created that specific short story; was it show the conflict of man versus man, was it to reveal the theme of unconditional love between a man and a woman he adored. Whatever you think it is, you are absolutely right, as long as you have evidence from the short story to support your answer. Please, please, please, look at my sample. Your thesis statements should be no longer than one or two sentences long. Remember, to indent each thesis statement, and place the word OR in all caps, centered, and bold in between your thesis statements. Points will be deducted if directions are not followed. You cannot use personal pronouns like: I,me,my,we,us, our. You cannot use contractions like: can't, shouldn't, didn't, won't,etc. Take your time with this assignment and really look at the samples to help you. You may use Arial or Times New Roman, 11 or 12 point font size. Follow the heading and title as usual.

WORKS CITED (3 Works Cited References from School Website that goes with Thesis Statement Chosen)

Topic: When you are working on a critical analysis essay, and you have created your thesis statement, your next step is to find sources that support your thesis statement. Your sources must support what ever you argued in your thesis statement. So, if you decided to go with Charles Chesnutt created the "Passing of Grandison" to reveal the conflict of man versus man between a father and a son, now you must find sources that support that particular conflict was being shown in the short story. Now, please be mindful, you will never find full sources that will solely talk about whatever you placed in your thesis, but if a source has at least one paragraph or one sentence in it that YOU BELIEVE connects to your thesis statement, then that's one of the sources you should use. Let's go to the directions.

Directions: You will need to find three sources that support your favorite thesis statement. Out of two thesis statements that you completed, you must now select one. After you select one of your thesis statements, you must stick with that thesis statement throughout the remainder of the assignments. Once you have selected your favorite thesis statement will have to find three sources that support your thesis. Your three sources must come from a database and I will show you the steps now: (Start these steps once you have logged onto Canvas):