Finishing your Essay

Essay Checklist:

• Does your introduction include a thesis statement about the meaning, message or moral of the story?
• Do your body paragraphs show how aspects of the story support the thesis statement?
• Do you paraphrase and analyze specific aspects of the story (characters, plot developments, literary or artistic techniques used to convey meaning) without retelling/giving a summary of the story?
• Does your essay go into sufficient detail (the essay should be at least two pages, single spaced, normal sized handwriting (not too big, or too small to read)?
• Do you have a conclusion that reconfirms the thesis statement with evidence from the story?
• Have you proof read your essay?
• Have you made corrections?
• Have you re-written/typed, including your corrections?

Once these things are done, then you are ready to hand your essay in to me.