Writing an Analysis of a Nonfiction Text — Unit test
Question 3 • DAEP-English 7 A(20 Day Term)
Read this example.Cherise was assigned to write a literary analysis of a book she read about the civil rights movement. Cherise did not enjoy the book because it was confusing to her. She believed that it introduced characters without explaining who they were and that it jumped too quickly from event to event without giving enough description.Cherise’s thesis statement for her literary analysis is "Many different people were involved in the important events that started the civil rights movement.”
Answer
A
Cherise’s thesis is acceptable because it expresses an opinion about the subject.
B
Cherise’s thesis is acceptable because it summarizes the general points of the text.
C
Cherise’s thesis needs revision because it expresses an opinion and should not.
D
Cherise’s thesis needs revision because it lacks textual evidence about the topic.
Explanation
A literary analysis thesis should make a specific claim about the book that the essay can support with details from the text. Cherise’s statement only says that many people were involved in important events; it does not explain what the book shows or connect to her criticism that the characters and events are confusing. So the thesis needs revision to make a focused claim supported by textual evidence.
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