5 paragraph essay
BOOK: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
MLA FORMAT
12 point Times New Roman font
double spaced lines
1 inch margins
No extra spacing between paragraphs
paragraphs justified left
tab over first line of each paragraph
INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH:
Use the following Thesis statement:
Unoka was the driving force behind Okonkwo’s life. Every thought he had and every action he took developed from the relationship he had with Unoka.
In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe develops the secondary character Unoka, who interacts with Okonkwo and makes the novel more than a single story about him, revealing the theme Freewill vs Fate.
At least 3 sentences to support the thesis. One for each body paragraph
Do not include quotes in intro paragraph.
3 BODY PARAGRAPHS
One for each support sentence in the introduction paragraph
CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH:
Transition/topic sentence
Emphasize main ideas
Concluding sentence to end essay
Demonstrates to reader that you proved the thesis
Do not restate intro or other sentences.
Do not introduce new ideas/quotes in conclusion
