Things Fall Apart Essay

Prompt/Task: How do the themes found in Things Fall Apart help us to gain an understanding
of the storys central idea.

Develop a 5 paragraph essay

Use evidence from the text to support your claim
Elaborate and explain the connection between your evidence and the claim.
Cite page numbers when using direct quotes

Introduction
Topic Sentence (Make a statement about the role of themes in a novel or about the novel Things
Fall Apart)
Claim (What is the central idea of Things Fall Apart)
Evidence (State three themes that can be found in the novel)
Closing Sentence (How do the themes found in Things Fall Apart support the central idea)
Body Paragraph
Discuss one of the themes found in the novel
Insert a direct quote from the novel to show the theme
Explain how the quote represents the theme
Closing sentence- How does this specific theme support the central idea
Follow the same steps for the next two body paragraphs
Closing Sentence
Make a final statement about the role of themes in a novel
Reintroduce themes that are found in the novel
A sentence or two explaining how the themes support the central idea
Make a final statement about the novel Things Fall Apart