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Nonconformity Persuasive Essay (April 2017)

Instructor: Mr. McCloskey, Ms. Barrett

 

For this assignment, you are asked to craft a persuasive essay in which you select an individual who displays the traits of a nonconformist. You are asked to either defend or criticize the person in your paper.  Below are handouts you received when you came to the library to research.

 

Notes Page: NonconformityResearch2017.docx

 

 

Past Assignments

Understanding Setting

The setting of a book is the time and place the story is occuring. Often, it is different than our lives.  This means you need to find background information about the setting. This will help you develop a greater understanding for the story.

 

Alaska: http://www.history.com/topics/us-states/alaskahttp://alaska.gov/

 

Urban Life:  http://www.history.com/topics/tenements

 

1800s Farm Life: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/riseind/rural/

 

US Civil War: http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history

 

1960s/Hippies: http://www.history.com/topics/1960s

 

Arizona: http://www.history.com/topics/us-states/arizonahttps://az.gov/

 

Book Trailers for Book in a Week

Check out some of these book trailers if you are looking for something to read.  Our media center owns all of these books, but you must use Destiny to determine if they are currently available.

 

How to Eat Fried Worms, by Thomas Rockwell

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Three+Times+Lucky+Book+Trailer

 

Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Patterson

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Bridge+to+Terabithia

 

A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray, by Ann M. Martin

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/A+Dog%27s+Life

 

Dying to Meet You, by Kate Klise

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Dying+to+Meet+You+Student+Made+Trailer

 

Hoot, by Carl Hiiasen

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Hoot+Student+Book+Trailer

 

The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/The+One+and+Only+Ivan+Book+Trailer

 

Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Touch+Blue+Book+Trailer

 

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Indie+-+Miss+Peregrine%27s+Home+for+Peculiar+Children

 

Alvin Ho Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things, by Lenore Look

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Alvin+Ho+Allergic...+Book+Trailer

 

Out of my Mind, by Sharon Draper

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Out+Of+My+Mind+Book+Trailer

 

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Where+the+Mountain+Meets+the+Moon

 

Between Shades of Gray, by Ruta Septys

http://bcove.me/o7pcspof

 

Beware the Ninja Weenies, by David Lubar

http://bcove.me/r99juh2i

 

Eggs by Jerry Spinelli

http://bcove.me/07bhmjqk

 

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, by Chris Grabenstein

http://bcove.me/649s41pz

 

The False Prince, by Jennifer A. Nielson

http://bcove.me/oo8xg2ak

 

 

How to Survive Middle School by Donna Gephart

http://bcove.me/w0t31io2

 

Killer Species: Menace from the Deep, by Michael P. Spradlin

http://bcove.me/brfm94ls

 

The Marvels by Brian Selznick

http://bcove.me/35i9zkdm

 

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, by Tom Angleberger (others in series)

http://bcove.me/2ssqm2e7

 

Swindle by Gordon Korman

http://bcove.me/f94m4vy6

 

El Deafo, by Cece Bell

http://bcove.me/y98cmbt2

 

Eight Keys, by  Suzanne LeFleur

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Eight+Keys+Book+Trailer

 

Three Times Lucky, by Sheila Turnage

http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Three+Times+Lucky+Book+Trailer

 

This list was created using materials found off of the websites "Book Trailers for Readers," and "Scholastic."