1. Things Fall Apart
Essay notes

2. Format: 2 point deduction now
Times New Roman
Size 12
Double space
Indent paragraphs
Name, due date and class period
Center/capitalize title

3. Reminders: Turnitin.com Set up and cite all quotes
Class ID:
Password: writing
Set up and cite all quotes
Eliminate Rip words (2 points each now)
Follow outline exactly

4. Tips: Use a variety of names for a character
Have an exciting and intriguing title
Sentence variety
(compound and complex)
Use a first draft to help you. Most issues can be fixed!

5. Goals: Use your Julius Caesar essay
What do you need and want to improve upon from last time? Be specific. What grammar? What part of organization? 1. 2. 3.

6. Using Quotes
If you choose dialogue, nothing has changed. Occasion, speaker and tag.
When he needed assistance in starting he farm, Okonkwo reluctantly asked, “If you give me some seeds I shall not fail you” (Achebe 21)
If the part you want is just narration, use a part of a sentence inside your own sentence. The sentence should read as one, complete thought.
Okonkwo was famous through all nine villages because he was like a “cat whose back would never touch the earth” (Achebe 3).
* first word of quote is not capitalized
Cite with author last name and page number. The period still does on the outside.

7. Outline Intro: hook: image with sensory details
Background: connect hook to the book; use Achebe and Things Fall Apart
Thesis last
Body Paragraphs:
Topic sentence
Quote
Commentary (2)
Concluding sentence
Conclusion:
After careful consideration of, ______________, one can conclude that _____
______________________________________________________________.
Loop back to your hook in an interesting way to tie it all together.