Paper Menagerie
Chernobyl
PMD
Outlining
Thesis Statements
100

This story describes fictional aliens and the different types of "books" they create.

What is "Bookmaking Habits of Select Species"?

100

The Chernobyl disaster took place in this present-day country.

What is Ukraine?

100

The main conflict in the novel is between these 2 characters.

Who are Julia and Ama?

100

Outlines should always be written in _________ form.

What is bullet point/note?

100

A thesis statement must always be ________.

What is debatable/arguable?

200

This story describes a mother who makes an origami tiger for her son.

What is "The Paper Menagerie"?

200

Because the government  __________ the disaster, its effects were much worse than it otherwise could have been.

What is covered up?

200

This character's death initiates the plot of the novel.

Who is Olga?

200

The symbol --> can indicate this in an outline.

What is cause and effect?

200

These are the 3 parts of a strong thesis statment.

What are WHAT, HOW, and WHY?

300

This story describes a young Japanese man on a space ship in a post-apocalyptic world.

What is "Mono No Aware"?

300

Lying about the severity of the disaster in a government-controlled newspaper is an example of this tactic.

What is propaganda?

300

Julia attends this college at the end of the novel.

What is NYU?

300

This popular Quad note-taking format uses many of the same elements as an outline.

What are Cornell Notes?

300

This thesis statement is missing this component:


Ama's actions irreparably harmed Julia, which is important because it shows us the importance of having positive relations with one's parents.

What is HOW?

400

This theme, which can take a written or verbal form, connects all of the stories in the book.

What is language?

400

Despite privately opposing the USSR, many of its citizens cited this reason as to why they helped in the Chernobyl cleanup.

What is duty/responsibility?

400

Julia and Ama's relationship is ________ at the end of the novel.

What is partially reconciled?

400

These are the only parts (2) of an outline that should be in complete sentences.

What are the topic and conclusion sentences?

400

This is the reason that the WHY (so what) component of the thesis matters.

What is establishing the relevance/importance of your ideas?

500

This is the name of the paper tiger in "The Paper Menagerie."

Who is Laohu?

500

This is the name of the unit used to measure radiation.

What is a Roentgen?

500

Mr. Ingman is engaged to this character at the end of the novel. 

Who is Ms. Lopez?

500

These elements are NOT present on a multi-paragraph outline (such as the one we completed for the mid-book essay).

What are topic and conclusion sentences?

500

This is the error with the following thesis:


Through her relationship with Ama, her mental health struggles, and trip to Mexico, we can see that Julia is a main character in PMD, which is important because she is a relatable character for many young readers.

What is not debatable?

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