Paper Topics creative writing choice 2 to 3 pages include dialogue and commentary commentary = your thoughts, feelings, and ideas as the events are taking place Written in first person and past tense dialogue should be present tense topic: think of a scene in your life that represents the difficulties of adolescence

Paper Topics 5 paragraph options all paper should have: thesis statement main point of your paper intro conclusion 3 body paragraphs 1 quotation from novel per body paragraph 1 quotation from spark notes (include it into your analysis) MLA citation in text citation authors last name or “title” work cited easybib or owl

Possible thesis statements Symbols Coming of age Relationships with other people The 50’s and what they were like Censorship The book should/shouldn’t be censored Why did the author write the book