Practice Writing Thesis Statements for Poe Essay
Thesis Statement: this is the last sentence of your introduction paragraph. In this sentence(s) you will state
exactly what the reader is going to read in your essay.
Formula: follow this basic formula to write a thesis:
Subject + Opinion because 1, 2, and 3.
Instructions: For the following short stories you are going to fill-in the blank template thesis’s.
The Black Cat:
“The Black Cat” is a/an _____________________ short story written by Edgar Allan Poe because
(adjective)
________________________________________, _________________________________________, and
(reason #1)
(reason #2)
____________________________________________________________________________________.
(reason #3)
Your own example:_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
The Raven:
The theme of “The Raven” is _____________________________because__________________________,
(noun)
(reason #1)
_________________________________________ and _________________________________________.
(reason #2)
(reason #3)
Your own example:______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
The Pit & the Pendulum:
In “The Pit and the Pendulum” the __________________________________________________________
(opinion about: theme, literary devices, message, plot, characters etc.)
because _______________________________________________________________________________
(reasons 1, 2, & 3)
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Your own example:_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________.