Please list 10 ways you can improve your essay scores
1. Re read your essay when you are done.
2. Use a variety of vocabulary.
3. Make sure everything makes sense.
4. Follow the guidelines of your paper.
5. Don’t get off topic.
6. Use correct punctuation and grammar.
7. Use meaningful quotes if told to use quotes.
8. Don’t rush your writing.
9. Remember that writing more isn’t always better.
10. Follow the correct format guidelines of the paper.
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. I like how different of an aspect they have on death by saying So It Goes.
2. I like how there are basically 3 different stories going on all at once.
3. I liked how much sexual humor the author used when talking about the tralfamadorians.
4. I liked how almost everything related back to billys honeymoon whenever there was time travel involved.
5. I liked how much detail the author used- being trapped in the hospital.
6. I like how un dramatic the author made the book- giving away the climaxes with small details.
7. I liked how the author used the tralfamadorians to explain how he really felt about the human race.
8. I like how straight forward the title of the book is.
9. I liked how the tralfamadorians kept Billy and Montana in a cage/observatory.
10. I liked how the tralfamadorians thought Billy and Montana were so interesting/beautiful.
11. I thought it was confusing how dates and times kept changing whenever Billy would time travel.
12. I didn’t like the unorganized parts of the book- sometimes during time travel.
13. I didn’t like how Billys wife had to die, it seemed unnecessary and it was sad.
14. It was interesting when Billy was being kidnapped by the tralfamadorians.
15. I thought it was funny how Edger Derby was elected president of the club.
State 5 possible themes for the book Slaughterhouse-5.
1. Death is just another battle of life that is unstoppable.
2. Having a different aspect on life has many positives and many negatives.
3. Time has very little effect on many things.
4. Life has many lows that are worth pushing through for the highs
5. Its never a bad thing to be different.
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.
Billy: hello nick.
Nick: hi billy.
B: have you ever been to New York?
N: no never, why?
B: no reason. Have you ever felt the urge to tell someone something they shouldn’t really know?
N: im not really sure… what are you trying to say?
B: well, im going to tell you something that will make you never look at me the same again.
N: alright… what is it?
B: well, a few years ago, I was abducted by aliens to a place called tralfamadore. They have never seen a real human before, so I was really a big deal to them.
N: are you serious?
B: yes. All this may seem like a lot, but theres more.
N: do I even want to know…
B: I think you will. But when I was in New York, I tried to get on the news to share my thoughts and experiences I went through on tralfamadore.
N: well how did that all go?
B: not so well. Everyone thought I was crazy.
N: im not saying I don’t believe you, but im not surprised.
B: yeah well, I wish more people were like you.
N: well thanks. Is there anything else you want to tell me?
B: no that’s about it for now. There are some more crazy stories I have to tell you about from when I was on tralfamadore though. You know the movie star Montana Wildhack?
N: yeah why?
B: no reason. Bye nick.
N: bye Billy.
