Brave New World Chapter 5 TISAS Paragraph
Chapter 5 is made up of two parts. Part 1 describes Henry and Lenina’s flight across London and
their experience at a synthetic music show at the Westminster Abbey Cabaret. Part 2 describes
Bernard’s experience at a solidarity service. In both sections the author uses many different
motifs to convey his ideas. You will choose one of these motifs to focus on in your paragraph.
This is your technique. Both parts of the chapter also describe how these community events
function and how they affect the main characters. You will make a claim about either what
purpose these events serve in this dystopian society, or what the main characters’ reactions to
these events tell us about who they are. This will be your theme. Combine your technique
(motif) and claim (theme) to form the topic sentence for your TISAS paragraph.
Step 1: Choose one of the two parts of the chapter to focus on.
Step 2: Pick one of the motifs listed below (or a different one that you choose) that you
would like to explore in your paragraph.
Motifs in Chapter 5
Part 1: Henry, Lenina, and Synthetic Music
Part 2: Bernard and the Solidarity Group
Imagery: sky, sex, the color crimson
Imagery: destruction, sex/desire, religion
Symbol: bottle, stars
Symbol: Morgana’s eyebrows
Idea: light vs. darkness
Idea: unity, tension, sex/desire
Step 3: Depending on which part of the chapter you pick, consider how the author uses your
chosen motif to answer one of the following questions. Use your answer to that question,
combined with your chosen motif, to for the topic sentence for your TISAS paragraph.
Part 1
--What purpose does synthetic music play in this society?
--What does Lenina’s reaction to the synthetic music performance tell us about who she is?
Part 2
--What purpose do solidarity services play in this society?
--What does Bernard’s reaction to the solidarity service tell us about who he is?
Step 4: Collect evidence and begin writing
Requirements:
 Follow the TISAS format that I’ve outlined below
 Create a topic sentence the includes a motif and theme
 Provide at least TWO pieces of support (quotes) from the text
 Properly embed and cite your quotes
 Write legibly
HOW TO WRITE A BODY PARAGRAPH
Let me break it down for you. In a paragraph you need to have a topic sentence, an
introduction to your supporting evidence, the supporting evidence, your analysis of the
quotations, and a summarizing statement.
Topic Sentence- This is a claim (argument) that includes a sub-topic from the thesis. It is usually
the first sentence of the paragraph. Just like the thesis tells us what the essay will prove, the
topic sentence tells us what the paragraph will prove.
Introduction to Supporting Evidence- Do not give evidence until you are at least three
sentences into the paragraph. Before you do, you need to introduce the evidence. What is the
context of the evidence within the story?
Supporting Evidence- This is a specific detail of the quotation that you are using to support the
claim made in your topic sentence. If you are using a quotation be sure to integrate it into your
sentence.
Analysis- This is where you tell how the evidence supports the claim. Analyze the language or
explain the inference you are making about the evidence. Don’t forget, you are trying to
convince the reader of your argument. Therefore, it would not be wise to leave it up to the
reader to figure out why you are using the supporting evidence you are using.
Summarizing Statement- After analyzing, complete your paragraph by restating what you just
proved. It might be wise to begin with a transition such as, “overall…”
Note- You may use more than one piece of evidence per paragraph. In this case, just be sure to
introduce and analyze each piece of evidence.