5.2 Thesis
Completion requirements
Constructing
Your thesis will be formatively assessed out of 5; your mark out of 5 represents the following:
It is expected that you will download and review all of the files provided for formative assessments and that you will read, consider, and apply the suggestions to your future assignments. Learning cannot happen if you do not review all of the material, including the valuable feedback that is provided to you.
Constructing
Remember that your thesis statement should have the following:
In this assignment, the purpose of the critical response is to analyze how film techniques support a character's transformation in relation to one of these two questions:
A Topic + Claim + because & Rationale = Thesis Statement
In this assignment, the purpose of the critical response is to analyze how film techniques support a character's transformation in relation to one of these two questions:
- What influence do others have on who a person becomes? (How did the main character transform because of outside influences?)
- How important is it to pursue one's passions? (How did pursuing their passions influence the character's transformation?)
The Assignment
Step 1: Compose a thesis statement which answers one of the above questions and ties in the concept of transformation.
Remember! I should be able to take your thesis and use it in with another text — there should be no specific reference to characters or the text in your thesis. It should be formal: no use of first person pronouns or second person pronouns.
Step 2: Review your thesis. Is it
- specific?
- debatable?
- unified?
- relevant?
Step 3: Submit your thesis for approval before continuing.
- Name your assignment Lastname, FirstnameELA101_5.2Thesis.
- Submit your thesis for formative feedback. You may proceed with the next assignment only when you receive approval of your thesis.
- If you are submitting a Google document, copy and paste the sharing link into the online text space. Ensure share settings are set to "Anyone with the link can comment."
- If you are submitting a Word or PDF document, upload the file.
5-excellent
4-proficient
3-basic
2-developing
1-underdeveloped
4-proficient
3-basic
2-developing
1-underdeveloped
It is expected that you will download and review all of the files provided for formative assessments and that you will read, consider, and apply the suggestions to your future assignments. Learning cannot happen if you do not review all of the material, including the valuable feedback that is provided to you.