Carlotta writes "in this battle, the segregationists forced everybody to choose sides. if you weren't with them all in the way in words and deeds, there was not middle ground. you were against them." she is describing the 4 groups of people she encountered at central. how did the battle lines set up the groups?

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a. something someone else is writing about b. a fact c. something you have written about before

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

He contains the main idea in a paragraph. a. thesis statement b. first sentence c. declarative statement d. topic sentence