PERFORMANCE TASK – Never Fall Down Essay
Prompt: Does Arn have control over his life or is his fate outside of his control?
Consider if Arn survives each day as a result of luck or because he has taken control of his own fate. Then, use those ideas to answer the question: do we have control over our lives, or is our fate outside of our control?
Write an analytical essay explaining how the author portrays the theme of fate and survival in the novel Never Fall Down. Your evidence should be quotes/passages from the novel to support your claims/thesis. You can use your theme charts (power and survival) to gather evidence and enhance your response. Introduction paragraph format:
1. Attention getter – This is a sentence that will grab your reader and make a statement about your essay. Should connect to main idea of essay in some manner.
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My introduction paragraph:
1.Attention getter
Link/Background
Thesis
Body paragraph format (each body paragraph should follow this format – one sentence for each #)
Topic Sentence with main point that supports thesis.
Evidence that proves main point with MLA citation (Author’s last name, pg _).
3.
1 sentence explaining this piece of evidence.
4.
1 sentence connecting evidence to your claim (claim in topic sentence).
Evidence that proves main point with MLA citation (Author’s last name, pg _).
1 sentence explaining this piece of evidence.
1 sentence connecting evidence to your claim (claim in topic sentence).
Concluding sentence that wraps up main point and relates it all to your thesis.
Your essay must be in MLA format (heading, font and size, double spaced, Works Cited). You will type each paragraph from your outline.
Go through this Essay Parts list and make sure you have ALL parts in each paragraph including in text citations for evidence (paraphrases and quotes).
Read your entire essay out loud to yourself TWICE. Be critical. How does the wording of the essay sound? Think about each phrase and sentence. Make changes as you go.
