1. Notes on the Epic Hero Essay
2.4 Essay Outline

2. Introduction
3-4 sentences about an a character of choice from The Landlady, The Lottery, The Monkey’s Paw, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.
Full thesis: In Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart, the narrator is _________ and ________, traits that are becoming of a murderer.
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3. 1st and 2nd Body Paragraph
Topic Sentence
ICE It!
Introduce evidence
Cite evidence
Explain evidence
Closing Sentence
The topic sentence of the 2nd body paragraph must contain a transition.
Be sure to write in present tense.
Use quotes, paraphrases, and summaries for the “evidence.”
You must have a citation after each proof of evidence
(Poe pg#)

4. Conclusion
Thesis: In Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart, the narrator is a murderer because he is _________ and ________.
Summarize main points
Provide a Concluding thought
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General