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“To Kill a Mocking Bird”- Rough Draft
Erin Chagnon
English 2, W1

Hook: As children learn different lessons, children grow as they change.
Transition: “To Kill a Mockingbird” the kids in the novel learn many unique things at their age from their elders.
Thesis: The children have changed or grown because they are being respectful and responsible, listening and learning from their elders, and learning about the world they live in.

Topic Sentence: As the children change, they take up more of their responsibilities and becoming more respectful.
Example: Scout and Jem stay within the boundaries that their father put up for them.
Specific Evidence (Quoted Material): Boundaries
Explanation: Staying within boundaries shows that the children respect their fathers orders, and make sure to keep that responsibility.
Example: Aunt Alexdra wants Scout to act like a Flint.
Specific Evidence (Quoted Material): Act like a Flint.
Explanation: After respecting Aunt Alexdra, Scout thinks she could wear a dress if her aunt could.
Conclusion/Transition: Becoming more respectful and responsible keeps them dependable.

Topic Sentence: Listening and learning from your elders is important, therefore, the children realized how important it is.
Example: Atticus tells Scout to ‘fight with your mind, not with your fists’.
Specific Evidence (Quoted Material): ‘Fight with your mind, not with your fists.’
Explanation: Understanding Atticus’s telling, Scout learns to ‘fight with her mind’ instead of her fists. Therefore, she is respecting Atticus by obeying his wishes.
Example: When Atticus tells the children that Miss Debose is the most courageous person he has ever known.
Specific Evidence (Quoted Material): ‘Miss Debose=the most courageous person’
Explanation: Understanding by learning of what Atticus meant, Jem and Scout realized what he meant and therefore, could help him out later in life.
Conclusion/Transition: Listening and learning is helpful.

Topic Sentence: Learning from their elders, the truth of what the world holds, reaveals itself to the children.
Example: As the court case of Tom Robinson nears to an end, Dill is left crying.
Specific Evidence (Quoted Material): Case of Tom Robinson.
Explanation: The cruel fate of white men and woman are better is shown as Tom Robinson is found guilty of false actions.
Example: Walter Cunningham is poor.
Specific Evidence (Quoted Material): Walter Cunningham
Explanation: Sense Walter’s family is poor, he is frowned upon by people who can still afford such.
Conclusion/Transition: Learning about the world helps them grow.

Conclusion: Therefore, the children have changed and grown by learning from their elders, the world around them, and listened.





 
 
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