Please list 10 ways you can improve your essay scores

1. Go back and review the book before you take the essay 6. I need to work on my opening paragraphs
2. Take more time during prewriting                                    7. I also need to work on my closing paragraph
3. Ask mr cheng for help before class                                  8. I needed to explain my quotes better
4. Study with others and compare ideas                               9. I should get more sleep before school
5. Read the question multiple times                                     10. I need to express my main points better


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 thought it was a very humurous book because he used some dark like when he says so it goes every time after someone dies.

2. It was very creative because he made up a new alien race and described them as having eyes on their hands.
3. It was a confusing book because he jumps around in time alot. 1

4. I think it is intresting because they talked about sex alot.

5. I thought that it was also humurous when the trafamadorians thought billy was beautiful since they had never seen any other humans before.

6. I thought it was sad when he talks about death and how his wife dies, or when edgar derby is shot.
7. It was unsuspensful because he tells you that edgar will be shot in the begining of the book.

8. I thought that the war scenes were described well like when he refers to the city of dresden

9. I thought it was very boring when he had scenes with his wife like when he is at the veterans hospital

10. I thought it was very funny that he had a very fat wife
11. I thought that it was not descriptive enough about his children it should have written more about them

12.I thought that it was good that billy was not to much of a hero as in other books and is a normal person that faces everyday challenges like everyone else.
13. I also thought it was it was funny how they said that there was four sexes on earth. 

14. It was a bit slow in places because he was so detailed about everything  

15.It was a good book because it was pretty short.


State 5 possible themes for the book Slaughterhouse-5.
1.So it goes

2. Death is inevitable

3.Concentrate on the good things in life

4. Enjoy liffe while your alive

5.Don't worry be happy


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:
Jon: Hey billy
Bily: Hi jon
Jon: so how bad was the bombing of drsden
Billy: It was terrible, I'm not sure how I survived
Jon: How did you survive
Billy: It might have been because I was locked in a deep basement that protected us well agaisnt the bombs and fire
Jon: That sounds horrrific
Billy: Yes it was
Jon: bye billy
Billy: Bye jon