Developing a Thesis

1. Unpack the prompt/command

• Highlight the key terms

• Mind map knowledge relative to these terms or the task focus

ie. Critically analyse the importance of the red hood in the Red Riding Hood fairytale

2. Develop a question from the prompt/command

   • Use the questions that parallel with the cognitive verbs arranged under the Bloom's Taxonomy section

ie. What role does the red hood play in the fairytale Red Riding Hood and why is it important?

3. Consider responses to the question

   • Use graphic organisers in the planning for writing section to brainstorm and arrange specific responses, ideas, evidence and/or examples

ie. it connects Red to her Grandmother (who gives it to her in the opening scene), the colour symbolises danger (foreshadowing what is to come), it provides her a cover to better hide her identity (similar to the wolf in the final scenes)

4. Answer the question

   • Decide on a way to capture these collectively

ie. The red hood in the fairytale Red Riding Hood plays an important role as it connects her to her grandmother, symbolises and foreshadows the danger she faces, and helps hide her identity. 

5. Refine the thesis

   • Categorise or unifying the responses even further (where possible)

ie. The red hood in the fairytale Red Riding Hood plays an important role as it is representative of the main themes of the narrative; namely family connection, stranger danger and hidden identities.