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To Kill a
Mockingbird:
In-class Essay
Directions:
Write an essay that discusses why Atticus Finch is a person worth
knowing. Use the text of Harper
Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird to support your position.
This essay will be completed in class over two class periods.
Your
Task:
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After you have completed reading Harper Lee’s To
Kill a Mockingbird, write a unified essay that develops the central
idea of why Atticus Finch is a person worth knowing.
In your essay, support your ideas with direct references to the
text (quotes). Using evidence from the text, develop your controlling idea
and show how Harper Lee uses specific literary elements or techniques to
convey that idea.
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Guidelines:
Be sure to
- Use
ideas from the text to establish a controlling idea about why Atticus Finch
is a character worth knowing
- Show
how Atticus’s dealings with different characters bring out different
aspects of his character
- Show
how different events and situations bring out different aspects of
Atticus
- Show
how what other characters say about him reveal different aspects of his
character
- Use
specific and relevant evidence (quotes) from Harper Lee’s To Kill a
Mockingbird to develop your
controlling idea
- Show
how Harper Lee uses specific literary elements (for example:
characterization, setting) or techniques (for example: symbolism, irony,
dialogue) to convey the controlling idea
- Organize
your ideas in a logical and coherent manner
- Use
language that communicates ideas effectively
- Follow
the conventions of standard written English
Due Date: TBA (at the end of the
unit) After
Holiday
Break
Worth: 100 Points
Note:
You will be able to use your Atticus pages to help you in this essay.
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