English III - Alpha Omega Academy

As you research, make sure that you record the information carefully and include theinformation about your sources.Step 1: Begin to experiment with creating a thesis statement.Think about these questions as you formulate thesis statements: What are the really importantthings that you want to say about this author? How will your essay differ from the others aboutthis author? Why do people need to know about this author? Why should your readers careabout this writer?Remember, a strong thesis statement is a specific thesis statement. The better you can defineyour goal for your paper, the better your thesis statement, and, consequently, your paper, will be.A thesis statement is not a question or a fact. Rather, it is a one-sentence summary of the mainidea you want to explain or prove in your paper.You will be writing at least 4 different potential thesis statements. Experiment with differentsentence types as you create your possible thesis statements. Here are some examples of whatyou will do.Langston Hughes became the star of the Harlem Renaissance by drawing on events in hislife to write about the black experience in America.Although Langston Hughes had critics among his contemporaries, he became the star ofthe Harlem Renaissance by drawing on events in his life to write about the blackexperience in America.Langston Hughes was able to rise above the criticism of his peers, and he eventuallybecame the star of the Harlem Renaissance.Langston Hughes, who is considered the star of the Harlem Renaissance , wrote muchacclaimed literature, yet he had critics among his contemporaries.Step 2: Choose one thesis statement that you would like to use, and either bold or underline it.Take note of how that was done in the statements above.Step 3: Below your thesis statement, write a cohesive paragraph explaining why your thesisstatement meets the requirements listed in the resources above. If your thesis statement is notacceptable or your paragraph does not meet the requirements, the project will bereassigned. An example paragraph follows:I feel that this thesis statement expresses all the main points that I want to cover. I want to showhow Hughes was the strongest black American voice during his time period, how he depicted theblack experience as it really was, and how many other black writers of that time did notappreciate his work. This sentence is a good compass for where I will go with my essay.11