1. Get out a sheet of paper and something to write with

2. 5 paragraphs Should be 1 ½ to 2 pages long One sentence for the thesis Your thesis should match the three topic sentences of your body paragraphs. Topic Sentences in each body paragraph

3. Title page 12 point font times new roman NO CENTERED Tab in for paragraphs Should not be giant spaces between paragraphs Don’t cite quotes in essay. Put on work cited page. “---------” (author’s last name page number)

4. Quote in first paragraph should be apart of your first paragraph. Use appropriate quotes. Lead quote into your essay topic 1 quote/1 question NO BOLDED THINGS Poem “----”

5. Example: text evidence, word for word DO NOT SAY I There, Their, They’re