Unit 1 Post-Assessment Directions: Using your knowledge of the stories and the movie, answer the question below. Write a
thesis statement and provide a bulleted list of evidence that supports your claim.
Prompt: After reading "Where the Wild Things Are" and watching the movies Big Fish and Edward
Sciccorhands, which of these 3 best depicts the genre of magical realism?
Write the thesis below, and include at least 3 reasons why your choice is the correct one. Follow the
thesis outline below. Feel free to change it up, though :)
Thesis Outline:
because
(reason 2), and
(title, appropriately written) is the best example of magical realism
(reason 1).
(reason 3).
YOUT THESIS:
Bulleted list of evidence, include at least 3 specific details that support your opinion. For
the stories, use at least 1 textual evidence, properly cited.
Your Evidence: