We have discussed prejudice (and racism, a type of prejudice) a lot while reading this book. Now it's your chance to prove how much you know about these themes by writing a persuasive essay explaining examples of prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird. This paper is basically in place of an essay test question.
READ THE FOLLOWING PROMPT: This is the GoMyAccess Prompt you are writing this essay on.
TITLE: "Prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird"
In To Kill a Mockingbird, there are occurrences of different kinds of prejudice. In a well-developed essay, provide evidence to support this statement. Remember to include SPECIFIC details and examples from the novel in your essay (read good and bad examples below).

BAD, VAGUE, NON-SPECIFIC EXAMPLE: Aunt Alexandra was prejudiced.
GOOD, SPECIFIC EXAMPLE: Aunt Alexandra demonstrated prejudice toward Calpurnia when she told her, "Put my bag in the front bedroom," not even acknowledging her or saying hello first (p. 127). This shows that Alexandra did not view Calpurnia as an equal human being worthy of common courtesy; she only saw her as a lower-class being whose only purpose was to serve.

STEP ONE - IN CLASS
To give you an overview of what a Persuasive Essay is, click on the "Persuasive Writing Explanation" link below. You will need to fill in your notes sheet as you read the information.
Persuasive Writing Explanation

STEP TWO - HOMEWORK!
To "pre-write" for your essay, click on the "Persuasion Map" link below. It is basically an outline for your essay you can type right into the computer. This will help you organize your thoughts into an essay format.
***IMPORTANT: PRINT your Persuasion Map when you are done with it by clicking on the printer icon near the bottom of the screen.
Persuasion Map **YOU MUST HAVE THIS DONE BY NEXT CLASS PERIOD OR YOU WILL BE BEHIND. DON'T FORGET TO PRINT OUT YOUR FINISHED MAP AND BRING IT TO CLASS!

STEP THREE - IN CLASS, HOMEWORK TO FINISH
Type your rough draft in Microsoft Word. Then, before the period ends, go to GoMyAccess. Click on the "Prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird" prompt. Copy-and-paste your rough draft and then save it as a draft. You do not need to submit it until you are ready.

DUE DATE: For A Day students and B Day students, the final submission date is WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20th. This is the last day before Christmas Break.

EXTRA CREDIT OPTION: Fill out the Peer Conference sheet (last page in your green packet) before submitting your paper, AND apply any necessary changes. To receive full possible extra credit points, you need to read your partner's essay and fill out his/her sheet, AND have your parnter read your essay and fill out your sheet too.