To Kill a Mockingbird
TKAM characters
In-text Citations
Essay Writing
Essay Writing
100
The novel is set in...during the..
What is Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s/Great Depression
100
The narrator
What is Scout
100
If the source does not have an author, use the ....... for the in-text citation.
What is article title
100
Explain the purpose of a thesis statement
What is to tell the reader what the paper will be about.
100
Explain the purpose of a signal phrase
What is to introduce the quote from an outside source
200
Explain the rumors surrounding Boo Radley.
What is he eats raw animals, has blood on his hands, is insane
200
He breaks his arm
What is Jem
200
If using an article title in the in-text citation (or elsewhere), the article title needs this puncutation.
What is quotation marks. Example: "Report About the Scottsboro Trials"
200
1. Topic sentence 2. Assertion (OR signal) 3. Signal (OR assertion) 4. Transition words/phrases 5. Quote from article, movie, or novel 6. In-text citation 7. Explanation of quotation in your own words. This should be an in-depth analysis of how the quote supports the thesis statement. 3-4 sentences 8. Concluding sentence transitions into next paragraph about the same comparison point OR sums up comparison point
What is the information needed in a body paragraph
200
Both the fictional story of Tom Robinson’s trial and the real-life story of the Scottsboro trial shared a similarity in the historical treatment of blacks. During the 1930s, blacks faced much prejudice, which affected the outcome of the trials. In the book The Trial of the Scottsboro Boys, it says that many Southerners considered blacks “not just inferior to whites, but sub-human. They were…a sexual threat to southern woman-hood. Such stereotypes had been perpetuated and entrenched for generations” (Smith 21). IDENTIFY THE TOPIC SENTENCE IN THIS TEXT
What is "Both the fictional story of Tom Robinson’s trial and the real-life story of the Scottsboro trial shared a similarity in the historical treatment of blacks."
300
Explain the town's social hierarchy
What is Finch Family & neighbors; farming families like the Cunninghams; the Ewells; the black community
300
The lawyer who defends the black man
What is Atticus Finch
300
Where does the in-text citation go?
What is after the quote from the source material.
300
Angle Transition Background Information Thesis
What is the information needed for an introduction
300
A study of poor and working-class mothers in London from 1870-1918, demonstrates that economic status to a large extent determined the meaning of motherhood. Among this population, “to mother was to work for and organize household subsistence” (Ross 9). IDENTIFY THE IN-TEXT CITATION IN THE TEXT.
What is (Ross 9).
400
Soap carvings, a knife, string, coins, gum
What is gifts Boo Radley left Scout and Jem in the tree
400
The poor family who lives by the dump, who accuse the black man of raping the girl
What is the Ewells (Mayella, her dad Bob, 7 siblings)
400
Which in-text citation below is formatted correctly: A. "Here is my quote" (Smith 18). B. "Here is my quote (Smith 18)." C. "Here is my quote." (Smith 18).
What is A
400
In the book The Trial of the Scottsboro Boys, it says that many Southerners considered blacks “not just inferior to whites, but sub-human. They were…a sexual threat to southern woman-hood. Such stereotypes had been perpetuated and entrenched for generations” (Smith 21). IDENTIFY THE SIGNAL PHRASE IN THIS TEXT.
What is "In the book The Trial of the Scottsboro Boys, it says"
400
Many people became ill in the 1800s. Illness was rarely a routine matter in the nineteenth century. As one researcher observes, “Maternal thinking about children’s health revolved around the possibility of a child’s maiming or death” (Ross 166). IDENTIFY THE ASSERTION IN THIS TEXT.
What is "Illness was rarely a routine matter in the nineteenth century."
500
Explain why Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are mockingbirds.
What is they are innocent people who don't do harm
500
Tom Robinson (tell three things about him)
What is the black man accused of raping the white girl; he is found guilty; he is shot 17 times while trying to escape prison
500
The following in-text citations is formatted correctly: A. "Here is my quote" (article title). B. "Here is my quote." (Smith, 2). C. "Here is my quote" ("Article Title" 3). D. "Here is my quote ("Article Title 3")".
What is C
500
"Racism during the 1930’s often defined barriers between the sexes. In the case of Tom Robinson in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the racist attitude of society leads to his conviction for a crime that he does not commit. The story behind Lee’s characters, Tom Robinson, the defendant, and Mayella Ewell, the plaintiff, is based off a real life event, the Scottsboro trials. There are many similarities between Mayella Ewell and her real-life counterpart, Victoria Price, including their educational background, the credibility of the evidence they presented, and the women’s fate after the trial." IDENTIFY THE THESIS STATEMENT IN THIS INTRODUCTION
What is "There are many similarities between Mayella Ewell and her real-life counterpart, Victoria Price, including their educational background, the credibility of the evidence they presented, and the women’s fate after the trial."
500
1. Thesis 2. Background information 3. Transition 4. Angle
What is the format for a conclusion.
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