P.4 LOTF Essay: Thesis Statement Workshop by Jenna Scalf https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop en-us 2017-05-02 15:22:04 UTC 2017-05-02 15:24:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/notebook.jpg DIRECTIONS: 1. Please post your thesis statement on this wall. Include your name or initials in title box (red font).       2. Read and Discuss the various thesis statements with your partner.                      3. Provide constructive feedback on the thesis statements - help your peers improve their writing. COMMENT ON AT LEAST 1-2 THESIS STATEMENTS - NO MORE THAN 3 COMMENTS PER THESIS.                 4. Then, we will discuss the thesis statements as a class and talk about improvement. jscalf1 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop/wish/169452374 2017-05-02 15:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop/wish/169452374 MODEL 5: jscalf1 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop/wish/169452411 Through the usage of nature and color imagery in Lord of the Flies, William Golding demonstrates the fall of mankind as human beings, even children, have the capability to become savages. ]]> 2017-05-02 15:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop/wish/169452411 MODEL 4: jscalf1 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop/wish/169452412 In the adventure novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the theme that all people have an inner evil is illustrated by the religious allusion to the island as the Garden of Eden, Simon as a Christ-like figure, and the boys' fear of the "Beast."]]> 2017-05-02 15:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop/wish/169452412 MODEL 3: jscalf1 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop/wish/169452413 When analyzing William Golding’s Lord of the Flies through the psychoanalytic lens, one can identify that Simon represents the superego, Roger represents the id, and Ralph represents the ego to convey the theme that the id has the dexterity to damage both the ego and the superego. ]]> 2017-05-02 15:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop/wish/169452413 MODEL 2: jscalf1 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop/wish/169452414 In the allegorical novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding
characterizes Ralph and Jack as the two sides of the ego, Roger as the id and Simon as the superego in order to examine the conflict within the human psyche when pushed to its limit.  ]]> 2017-05-02 15:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop/wish/169452414 MODEL 1: jscalf1 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop/wish/169452415 In the novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, he creates a religious allegory in which the island represents the Garden of Eden, "the beast" represents the serpent, and Jack and Ralph represent Cain and Abel to indicate the theme that every human being in the world has the potential to cast aside their humanity and innocence, if put in certain circumstances.  ]]> 2017-05-02 15:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop/wish/169452415 Your Thesis Statement should: jscalf1 https://padlet.com/jscalf1/P4lotfthesisworkshop/wish/169452417
  • include the title, author, literary
    devices and theme statement:
    In Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses ______________ in order to illustrate ________________.
  • be multi-part.
  • directly address the prompt.
  • use specific language. Think of your thesis as your argument; it dictates the rest of your paper and therefore should be the most specific sentence in your entire paper.
  • include the title, author's name, specific literary devices and theme STATEMENT.
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