Tuesday, March 18, 2014


Independent Practice
Directions: Copy and Paste the assignment below to a word document. Add analysis to the following excerpts that came directly from student papers. Send the completed document as anattacment to my email. (hustonenglish@gmail.com)

1. Thesis: Frederick Douglass faced many hardships and overcame them in his quest for African American’s rights.
Paraphrased Excerpt: Because Frederick attempted to escape twice, he was sent to a “slave-breaker,” a cruel owner who was meant to break his spirit.
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2. Thesis: Harriet Tubman is so honored today because she stood up for African-Americans and Women to give them courage and hope to be a stronger person. (http://www.unwsp.edu/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=a2)
Paraphrased Excerpt: Harriet guided the Combahee River Raid, Which liberated more than 700 slaves to South Carolina.
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3. Thesis: Obama is a 44th president who makes this world a better place.
Paraphrased Excerpt: Other than being the first black president he spent his whole life helping his community, which earned him the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Independent Practice
1. Quote: “The onIy conclusion that I have ever made is that I love all trees, but I am in love with pines.”
Source: Page 70 of Aldo Leopold’s “A Sand County Almanac”
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2. Quote: “There was never a shortage of apparent contradictions in the relationship between Chris and his parents.”
Source: Page 115 of John Krakauer’s “Into the Wild”
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3.  Quote: “Malcolm X attended West Junior High School, where he was the school's only black student. He excelled academically and was well liked by his classmates, who elected him class president”
Source: Website: http://www.biography.com/people/malcolm-x-9396195
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