Read the following thesis statement and determine whether or not it is effective and the reason for its effectiveness or lack thereof. In steinbecks novel, the grapes of wrath, the death of the grandparents is an important scene that evokes a sense of sympathy in most readers.
A. Effective,because it explains what happens during this important scene and identifies the emotion the scene evokes in the reader.
B.Effective, because it includes the author’s name, the title of the book, and a description of a specific scene from the novel.
C. Effective, because it includes the claim that the deaths are “important”, which could be argued by someone who believes they are not important.
D. Not effective, because it does not take an analytical position that would need to be defended using support.
E. Not effective, because it does not include background information to help readers understand the importance of the grandparents.