English II Students Complete First Essay

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Kyle Heim 
Guest Reporter 

Students taking Shannon Boshart’s English II class at Southeast Polk tackled their first essay in the class Oct. 19.
The assignment required students to explain the development and role of a character in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Sophomore Sammi Springer said students in the class were tasked with completing smaller character analysis assignments from small parts of the book they had read, preparing them for the essay.
For the essay, students had to develop a thesis, select a minimum of three specific places in the novel to support the thesis, find quotes to support their thinking and turn the ideas into a well-developed essay that analyzes the chosen character, according to the assignment handout.
“You can read into [“To Kill a Mockingbird”] a lot and get really good hidden messages that are really meaningful,” Springer said.
Springer said her favorite part of the assignment was editing other students’ essays.
Sophomore Sydney Sears said while it wasn’t difficult to write the essay, it was hard to dig deep into the characters in the book.
As a treat for finishing their essays, students had the chance to watch the movie To Kill a Mockingbird.


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