9th Grade Final Essay
"I will" statement due Thursday at beginning of class.
Essay due to turnitin.com by 5PM Sunday. Lock out at 5:001 PM. You MUST have an MLA Format Works Cited List ( purdueowl.edu).
Should travel to other parts of the
world be part of the high school curriculum? After
reading sections of the Odyssey and Their Eyes were Watching God that
illustrate journeys to identity, write an essay in which you address the
question and argue whether travel should be a required part of the high school
curriculum. Support your position with evidence from both texts. Make sure your address the potential
counterarguments. Provide an MLA format Works Cited List for all texts.
Work
with a partner to analyze the task to determine what you will need to do to
successfully complete it. Highlight or underline each element or step of the
task you need to consider, using a different color for each element. Once you
have color coded each element of the task, create an “I will” statement to
address what it is you will do to address each element of the prompt.
I will have read ______________________________________.(yellow)
I will write a ____________________________________________(blue)
I will write a ____________________________________________(blue)
I will address the question (whether one should
______________________________________).
(pink)
I will argue either for or against students being required to ________________________(or to what
extent we should have that expectation). (red)
I will use evidence from both texts _______________________________________________ to support my argument.
(green)
I
will address the counterarguments. “Others may think
that_________________________
___________________________________________________________________(black).
