Things I will be looking for in your essay:
1.
A thesis that is
clear and that answers the prompt. (Do not just assume this is the case! Find
your sentence(s) that you think is/are the thesis and really read it and see if
it makes sense and if the rest of your paper is “in tune” with it.
2.
Each paragraph
has a purpose and that purpose relates to your thesis. (Why are you writing
each paragraph? Why did you organize it the way that you did?)
3.
It does not argue
or explain the most obvious things. (We all know that discrimination, for any
reason, is “bad.” Now, what insights can you give about our world today and the
world in the 30’s? Is it a mature and compelling discussion?)
4.
Good transitions,
word choice, and sentence construction.
5.
Grammar!!
(Spelling, punctuation, etc.)
6.
MLA Format and
quotes from the articles and from To Kill
a Mockingbird. (Do the quotes flow well? Do they help support your main
idea/thesis?)
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