You may not mention either TTTC or author Tim O’Brien before the fourth sentence of your introductory paragraph. You may, however, take an especially poignant event

or quotation from the novel for your hook. Be careful not to use it for more than a hook, and to get the most credit possible, as always, weave your hook throughout

your essay, particularly in the transitions
You must have an engaging hook
Your introduction must go from general to specific
You must have a transition between your hook and the rest of the intro and between the intro and your thesis
Your thesis must be clearly stated in the final sentence of introduction; you may or may not use a blueprint
You must weave your hook through your paper, particularly through well written transitions that appear at the beginning of paragraphs 2-5
Each body paragraph must have a topic sentence that supports your thesis
One body paragraph will deal with verisimilitude and why ?facts? from history may not seem as honest as those from fiction; one will deal with story truths and one

with happening truths. These three body paragraphs may be in any order. Arrange them so your paper flows well.
Your conclusion will be a personal family story that illustrates how story truths are more accurate than happening truths and how that story truth may have influenced

the ?facts? of your life. If you have no such story, you may make one up, remembering and demonstrating verisimilitude.