Great Gatsby Essay Highlight all of the verbs in the prompt This is what you MUST DO in your essay What is a thesis statement? Your topic+opinion+reasons It is arguable You do NOT need to say “My opinion” or “I” in your thesis Where should your thesis go generally? The end of your introduction What should you have in each paragraph to make it well organized?

A well organized paragraph Topic Sentences that can connect back to your thesis What are you claiming in this paragraph? This should be in your topic sentence. Evidence to support your topic sentence/thesis from novel, articles, interview etc. (you must cite/introduce your evidence!) It would probably be a good idea to come prepared with your evidence already chosen for Friday! Cite the author after your evidence: According to ______ The American Dream is dead, “ ______ states, “ And give me the page number! Commentary after each piece of evidence to explain HOW your evidence supports your claim in your topic sentence.