Multi-Flow Madness

Today I modeled how you go from a multi-flow map to a thesis statement for your cause-and-effect essay.

Here are the steps:

1) Identify the causes and effects that are most interesting and relevant to the novel.

2) Then, construct your thesis statement like this: In Davita's Harp, Chaim Potok shows that divergent religious and political beliefs cause war, which then leads to drastic personal and political change.

3) The body paragraphs are identified in the thesis: there will be one for each cause, and one for each effect. To determine your PIEs for each paragraph, think of the root causes of your "causes" and the uber effects of your "effects." In class we decided that the root causes of divergent religious beliefs were past experiences and cultural differences. Also, the root causes of divergent political beliefs included past experiences and different worldviews. The uber effects of personal change were the family restructuring that Anne and Ilana experienced and the depression and breakdowns they both experienced. Each of those would be a PIE in the paragraph about personal change.

Are you following? If not, don't fret. We'll work on it again in class tomorrow. See you then!