THEME THESIS WHAT IS A THEME On Monday we defined theme as A topic An idea A subject A message Essentially what the text is about One or a few words More of an issue than a message in itself ID: 800049
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Turning a theme into a thesis!
THEME
THESIS
Slide2WHAT IS A THEME?
On Monday, we defined theme as…A topicAn idea
A subject A messageEssentially, what the text is about
Slide3One (or a few) wordsMore of an issue than a message in itselfExamples from
OMM: loneliness, brain vs. brawn, mercy, prejudice
THEMATIC TOPICS
Slide4LADY GAGA
Slide5THEMATIC TOPIC – LADY GAGA
“We live for the fame,
‘Cause we
wanna live the life of the rich and famous ‘Cause we gotta taste for champagne and endless fortune” “The Fame,” Lady Gaga
FAME
Slide6THEMATIC STATEMENTS
A sentenceWhat is the message that the work is trying to say?
Based off of evidence from the work – you need to pay attention to what happens in the work to know what it’s about!Can be applied to more than one work (somewhat general)
Slide7THEMATIC STATEMENT – LADY GAGA
“…I'm kind of obsessing over the decay of the celebrity and the way that fame is a monster in
society”Lady Gaga,
Rolling Stones interviewSTATEMENT: An obsession with fame often leads to destruction.
Slide8THESIS STATEMENTS
An assertionA road map for the paperTells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion
Must be arguable (others may disagree)Must be specificMust be supported by your points in your essay
Slide9THEMATIC TOPIC
THEMATIC STATEMENT
THESIS STATEMENT
FAME
An obsession with fame often leads to destruction.
In Lady
Gaga’s
work, she shows that an obsession with fame often leads to self destruction
.
Slide10THESIS STATEMENT – LADY GAGA
“In Lady Gaga’s work, she
shows that an obsession with fame often leads to self destruction.” Method statement: “She does so by connecting fame to greed, death, and a loss of individuality.”
Does this tell the reader what I plan to argue?Is it arguable? Would some people disagree?Is it specific?Can I support it with evidence?