TKAM Race Essay - 9th Grade

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?)

Recording Poems for Extra Credit

You can type your poem into the Google document below for extra credit. Make sure that you put it under your class period and include your name and the format you wrote in. Thanks.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kg94TXrtxgMf8s6wyDE_RGfQHqXBK_YJo56TNdtNfuk/edit

Do it by Friday. :)

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Here are the results. There may be small mistakes. Bear with us. We think they are pretty accurate. Thanks!! It was a great start.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vbKj0Dk-Cp2XvLpCnjk2OLeZJD5mWTo66JL2W00q84U/edit

Poetic Pantheon Word Document

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l0hmXXz5Lihwqt5rkogVzUBHzBR03egG5MDMtYXDfRc/edit

This is the link to the google document version of the Poetic Pantheon explanation. If you scroll down, it has some helpful links for Historian, Biographer, and Stylist. However, there are only links for some of the poets, not all. Good luck.

-Mr. Durham