Two Part Thesis Statements

2. Two Part Thesis Statements Argh! What the heck is this!?!?

3. A Normal Paragraph • Topic Sentence • Lead-in • Quote • Analysis

4. But…what if you have two parts to your thesis? • Edwards uses threatening imagery in order to provoke change. You actually have to prove TWO things here: • There is threatening imagery • Edwards wants to provoke change.

5. So your paragraph becomes... • Topic sentence: remind of thesis, hint toward example • Lead-in • Quote: Threatening Imagery • Analysis: analyze what image means; explain WHY it is threatening. • Lead-in • Quote: Provoke change • Analysis: analyze WHAT CHANGE is happening and explain how this change IS AFFECTED by the threatening imagery.

6. So your paragraph becomes... • Topic sentence: remind of thesis, hint toward example • Lead-in • Quote: Threatening Imagery • Analysis: analyze what image means; explain WHY it is threatening. • Lead-in • Quote: Threatening Imagery • Analysis: analyze what image means; explain WHY it is threatening.

7. What happens when we get multiple paragraphs? Option One • Paragraph One: proves BOTH parts of thesis with examples for both parts • Paragraph Two: proves BOTH parts of thesis with examples for both parts Option Two • Paragraph One: proves THREATENING IMAGERY PART with two examples • Paragraph Two: proves PROVOKING CHANGE part with two examples ***Tricky part: Paragraph Two needs to have a connection to the imagery!!

8. What happens when we get a big paper?? Option One • Threatening Imagery • Provoke Change • Threatening Imagery • Provoke Change Option Two • Threatening Imagery • Threatening Imagery • Provoke Change • Provoke Change

9. Thesis Paragraphs

10. Two parts • Theme Sentence: here, you give your argument • Supporting Points Sentence: here, you specify to the reader what examples you are going to use.

11. Example • In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Jonathan Edwards uses threatening imagery in order to provoke change. He shows his desire to change his congregation for the better through his imagery about fire and spiders.

12. Thesis: In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Jonathan Edwards uses threatening imagery in order to provoke change. He shows his desire to change his congregation for the better through his imagery about fire and spiders. Use the thesis to create topic sentences: • Topic Sentence One: Edwards creates a desire for betterment in his congregation by using menacing imageryabout the fires of hell. • Topic Sentence Two: Edwards compares humans to spiders dangled over a pit of flames in order to showcase the human need for spiritual enhancement.

13. Integrating Quotes A Review

14. COMMA METHOD • Used to blend the quote with introductory clause that ends in a “speaking verb” (explains, suggests, says, declares…) Describing the Nun, the narrator explains, “[S]he had little dogs she would be feeding/ With roasted flesh, or milk, or fine white bread./ And bitterly she wept if one were dead” (7).

15. COLON METHOD • Used to blend the quote with lead-in that ends in something other than a “speaking verb” • Used when either side of the colon is a FULL SENTENCE The narrator describes the Nun: “[S]he had little dogs she would be feeding/ With roasted flesh, or milk, or fine white bread./ And bitterly she wept if one were dead” (7).

16. SMOOTH METHOD (Advanced Skill) • Used to blend the quote with lead-in seamlessly. When you read the paper aloud, you can’t tell what is the writer’s words and what is the author’s words; in this case: The narrator explains that the Nun “ha[s] little dogs she … feed[s]/ With roasted flesh, or milk, or fine white bread./ And bitterly she [weeps] if one [is] dead” (ll. 150-152).

17. Analysis Review

18. Job of the Analysis • Explain what the quote means • Explain WHY the quote is important • Explain WHY/HOW the quote relates to the thesis

19. “The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present; they increase more and more, and rise higher and higher, til an outlet is given; and the longer the stream is stopped, the more rapid and mighty is its course, when it is let loose” (103). • Here, Edwards uses threatening imagery of “great waters” that are “dammed for the present.” These images are menacing because the “longer the stream is stopped, the more rapid and mighty is its course.” This makes people feel threatened and worried about what the future might bring.

20. “The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present; they increase more and more, and rise higher and higher, til an outlet is given; and the longer the stream is stopped, the more rapid and mighty is its course, when it is let loose” (103). • Here, Edwards creates an image of impending doom. First, Edwards compares God to “great waters” in order to show how God is as powerful as water is. Water can do great damage – it can flood, drown, destroy and ruin objects of all sizes. Edwards then tells his listeners that water that has been dammed only “increase[s]” as time goes on: this comparison shows how God’s anger only increases over time as well. This image of mounting wrath creates tension for the listeners since the listeners do not know when God’s wrath might come rushing down upon them. In fact, Edwards says that God’s wrath, when it is “let loose,” will be “rapid and mighty.” The idea that a “rapid and mighty” anger might hit the listener at any time threatens the happy world that the listeners have created for themselves. By emphasizing the unknown quality of God’s emotions, Edwards makes the reader feel threatened with the thought of violence.

21. Tasks Today • Revise and add to analysis portions of paragraphs • Write Explanation as last paragraph: • Which way did you organize your paragraphs • Why did you choose you organize your paragraphs this way? • Do you still think that this is the best way to organize your work? Why or why not? • Turn in your essay to turnitin.com • 4 paragraphs: thesis, 2 body, 1 explanation at the end