Prompts:
1. Is Atticus a hero by today’s standards? Develop a position that argues that Atticus is/is not a hero in modern society and explain why.
2. Is Scout a hero by today’s standards? Develop a position that argues that Scout is/is not a hero in modern society and explain why.
3. Is Boo Radley a hero by today’s standards? Develop a position that argues that Boo Radley is/is not a hero in modern society and explain why.
Texts to choose from: 1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2. “The Courthouse Ring: Atticus Finch and the limits of Southern liberalism” Malcolm Gladwell
3. “Don’t Judge Atticus Finch by Today’s Standards” Kathleen Parker
4. “What Makes a Hero” Alex Lickerman
5. Any of the class articles on heroism or your own
6. Hero Definitions provided from various dictionaries
Organization: 4-5 paragraphs
. Introduction Paragraph:
• Attention Getter
• Necessary background information
• Thesis statement
. 2+ TIQAIQA Body Paragraphs:
• Topic sentence related to your thesis statement
• Textual evidence (quotes) to support your idea
o You need at least FOUR! (Two quotes MUST be from TKAM and two quotes MUST BE from one of the supplemental texts.)
• Analysis of your quotes/examples to show how they develop the topic sentence and thesis
. Conclusion Paragraph:
• Restate your thesis in different words
• Summarize the main points you made in your essay
• Clincher: Connect back to your “attention getter”–explain why your idea is important in society.
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