Thesis Writing

There are many approaches to writing a literary essay. The main thing to remember is this: your goal is to present and support a fresh perspective/ insight; it is NOT to summarize the story. The most important part of the essay is your thesis sentence since this is what the whole essay will support. It is important that your thesis says something interesting that not everyone immediately sees. I recommend using this worksheet to come up with an interesting thesis statement. If you keep this for college, it will help you to come up with insightful topics for essays.