Peter is writing an analytical essay on the novel the death of ivan ilych by leo tolstoy. at what stage of the writing process should he develop his thesis statement?
during the revising stage
during the prewriting stage
during the drafting stage
during the editing stage

Peter should develop his thesis statement during the prewriting stage. At this stage, an author thinks about what he is going to write about further down in the text, and a thesis statement is exactly that - a short summary of the main ideas that are going to be developed in a text.