Your draft should be 500–750 words long. Synthesize the information from your sources, but make sure that your voice as the writer of the paper can be heard. Make sure you have
• Written a strong thesis statement.
• Written body paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting details.
• Included only information relevant to your topic.
• Summarized and paraphrased information from your research.
• Clearly identified quotations by naming the source and punctuating correctly.
• Written a conclusion that restates the thesis and sums up your main ideas.
• Used a variety of sentence structures.
• Included a list of sources.
Review the rubric to ensure you are submitting your best work.

Ask yourself all of the following questions before you even consider submitting your essay for grading. if your answer to even one of these questions is no, then you still have some work to do. does my introduction attempt to “hook” the reader? does my essay have a clear and specific thesis statement? does my essay accurately tell my story? does my essay indicate why i’m telling my story? have i described only my own experiences? have i used the first-person point of view (the pronoun “i”) throughout the essay? have i clearly indicated where paragraphs begin and end? does each of my paragraphs support my thesis statement? does my conclusion summarize and give closure to my essay? have i effectively proofread my essay? have i met the length requirement? is my essay formatted according to the instructions?

Before odysseus talks about the lotus-eaters and the cyclops, what other events does he refer to? a. the advances of suitors that his wife penelope must fend off b. the attack by poseidon on his ship c. the attack and raid on the land of the cicones d. the nights he spent inside the trojan horse

What is the narrator's main conflict in this passage? a. he doesn't like someone mispronouncing his name. b. he has a history of beating up kids he doesn't like. c. he has a violent temper that he cannot control. d. he doesn't like "the kid" he mentions in the paragraph.