1. CRQ Format

2. Format
Note – This may seem strict/unyielding but you will have three CRQs on your final exam that will be a part of your grade. This format, when followed, guarantees 4s on the EOC. CRQs are also used in AP/IB classes and in college as professors often do not want to read entire essays. However, note how closely it follows the format of an essay. Think of this as a math formula with requirements/specific ordering and you can not go wrong!
Introduce Author and Title of Work with some context (character, plot, setting) – (1 – 2 sentences)
Thesis and Explain (1 sentence)
Transition + Quote and Analysis (3- 5 sentences)
Transition + Conclusion (1 sentence)
****Use Transitions!

3. Transition Words Examples
Use each time you introduce a new paragraph or point. In a CRQ, use when you introduce your first and second evidence/point and in your concluding sentence.

4. Thesis & Explain
Prompt: How do these complex characters with multiple or conflicting motivations develop the text and Okonkwo’s character?
Intro and Thesis sentence- introduce the author, title of work, context, restate the question, and answer the question; note that I answered BOTH questions. Some of you did not do this in your CRQ, but just compared the two men.
In Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, a unique view into the world of an African village, Umofia, during the time of European colonization is portrayed; particularly through the lens of the protagonist, Okonkwo, a traditional Ibo man, struggles with the changes this new world brings. The characters Okonkwo and his father, Unoka, have conflicting motivations that help develop Okonkwo’s character; more specifically, Unoka’s lack of motivation caused his son Okonkwo to be overly motivated in order to be nothing like him.

5. 1st Quote and Analysis
Your few sentences should give and example of what you are trying to prove through using a quote and analysis. Below, note that I introduce the quote by giving who said it or another detail about when it was written; also note the transition. I did not just plop the quote into its own sentence. I also gave page numbers for quoted and paraphrased details.
First, Unoka’s conflicting motivation is his lack of ambition. In Achebe’s characterization of his father, Unoka, “[he] had been lazy and quite incapable of thinking about tomorrow” (1). In other words, Unoka had no sense of motivation. He was in a constant state of debt, he sometimes let his children starve, and he was selfish in only ever thinking about himself (2).

6. 2nd Quote & Analysis
Your few sentences should give and example of what you are trying to prove through using a quote and analysis. Below, note that I introduce the quote by giving who said it or another detail about when it was written; also note the transition. I did not just plop the quote into its own sentence. I also gave page numbers for quoted and paraphrased details.
Next, due to the fact that Unoka was lazy, selfish and a debtor, Okonkwo decided to use him as an example of what not to be. Unoka’s laziness fueled Okonkwo’s desire to be one of the greatest men in his clan. As a result, Okonkwo, “was a wealthy farmer and hard two barns full of yams, he had just married his third wife. To crown it all, he had taken two titles and had shown great bravery in two wars. Although Okonkwo was young, he was already one of the greatest men of his time” (3). To put it simply, Okonkwo pushed himself to be wealthy, well-known, and well respected unlike his father. He wanted to be the complete opposite of his father so he made it his goal to be one of greatest men in his clan instead of one of the laziest.

7. Conclusion You conclusion sentences should link back to the thesis.
In conclusion, Unoka’s complete lack of ambition in life caused Okonkwo to be overly ambitious. His greatest goal in life was to be well known throughout the village, and through his hard work he was able to rise from poverty to be one of the lords in his clan.

8. Ms. Hickman’s CR
In Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, a unique view into the world of an African village, Umofia, during the time of European colonization is portrayed; particularly through the lens of the protagonist, Okonkwo, a traditional Ibo man, struggles with the changes this new world brings. The characters Okonkwo and his father, Unoka, have conflicting motivations that help develop Okonkwo’s character; more specifically, Unoka’s lack of motivation caused his son Okonkwo to be overly motivated in order to be nothing like him.
First, Unoka’s conflicting motivation is his lack of ambition. In Achebe’s characterization of his father, Unoka, “[he] had been lazy and quite incapable of thinking about tomorrow” (1). In other words, Unoka had no sense of motivation. He was in a constant state of debt, he sometimes let his children starve, and he was selfish in only ever thinking about himself (2).
Next, due to the fact that Unoka was lazy, selfish and a debtor, Okonkwo decided to use him as an example of what not to be. Unoka’s laziness fueled Okonkwo’s desire to be one of the greatest men in his clan. As a result, Okonkwo, “was a wealthy farmer and hard two barns full of yams, he had just married his third wife. To crown it all, he had taken two titles and had shown great bravery in two wars. Although Okonkwo was young, he was already one of the greatest men of his time” (3). To put it simply, Okonkwo pushed himself to be wealthy, well-known, and well respected unlike his father. He wanted to be the complete opposite of his father so he made it his goal to be one of greatest men in his clan instead of one of the laziest.
In conclusion, Unoka’s complete lack of ambition in life caused Okonkwo to be overly ambitious. His greatest goal in life was to be well known throughout the village, and through his hard work he was able to rise from poverty to be one of the lords in his clan.