Please list 10 ways you can improve your essay scores

1. Better thesis statement                                  6. Use better puctuation.
2  Be more clear with my main point                 7 Use better grammer
3. Be more clear when illustrating my point.      8. Use better voice.
4. Be more clear when explaining my quotes.    9. Use better mechanics
5. Use my introductory quote more clearly        10. Use better word choice.


Please write any 15 thoughts about the book Slaughterhouse-5.  For each thought, please refer to a specific part of the book that generated this thought (for instance, “It was funny” receives no credit; “It was funny when he described the Tralfamadorians” receives full credit).

1. It was interesting when he was fearing death and was having flashbacks.

2. It was sad when noone wanted to sleep next to Billy in the train.

3. It was weird when he was getting beat up and was laughing.

4. It was sad when Billy and Roland were captured by the german.

5. It was sad when he explained when Roland died.

6. It was odd when the college boy wanted to join the army with no weapons.

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State 5 possible themes for the book Slaughterhouse-5.
1. War is a meaningless thing that solves no problems.

2. There is a fourth dimension.

3. There is life after death.

4. Time is not just a straight line, you can move throught it.

5. Death is not a big deal.


Write a conversation between yourself and Billy Pilgrim in which he tries to teach you a lesson based on his own experiences.  You must explain IN DEPTH at least 3 specific events and details from the book in order to receive full credit.  This conversation should go on as long as it takes to demonstrate YOUR UNDERSTANDING of Billy’s experiences.
EXAMPLE:
Billy: Hello, Mr. Cheng
Mr. Cheng: Hi Billy
Billy: Have you heard about Tralfamadore?
Mr. Cheng: No, what’s that?
Billy: It’s a planet where they... etc.