Choose a topic that Golding is dealing with in the novel, and determine what his point is on the subject. Note all the incidents in the story that relate to your topic, and formulate a thematic statement about that topic. You are looking for theme, and theme is the author’s opinion that he is trying to communicate to the reader about some element of life, society, or human nature. You will support your thesis with evidence/quotes from the text, one critical essay, and the Golding video we watched in class. You must use proper MLA documentation for your parenthetical citations within the paper and your works cited page. Your paper will be 750-1000 words in length, double-spaced 12 font, and you will have five days in class to work on it. It must be submitted to turnitin.com by 7a.m. on Wednesday, 10/13. Your essay will be worth 200 points.

Intro: Two Sentences
1st: General idea of thesis
2nd: Thesis with roadmap of topics for development. This should be the main points of your support.

Each topic sentence will come from the list in sentence two of your introduction and must relate to the thesis.

Works Cited info for film:

“William Golding,” Great Writers of the 20th Century, BBC Worldwide America, Inc. 1997.

CLAIM-EVIDENCE-COMMENTARY
When we write, we tell (CLAIM),
show how that is true in the story (EVIDENCE),
and explain how we interpreted the evidence to arrive at the claim (COMMENTARY).All analytical writing needs a balance of

CLAIM-The topic sentence of every paragraph
The first sentence of every introduction
Arguable thesis, thematic, interpretive in nature, NOT a statement of fact from the plot
Refers to what the AUTHOR uses the story/character/scene, etc to show about life.
EVIDENCE/COMMENTARY- In sentences TOGETHER!
You NEVER leave a quote from the text sitting by itself as a sentence. Wrap it with your
explanation, give it context.
Continually use language of claim to unite ideas of paragraph.
Use NUGGETS, not whole sentences worked into your
sentences.