1. In the introduction(1-9 sentences) discuss what makes a good family in the student’s experiences. In sentence 10( the thesis, which is 1 sentence) evaluate 3 families in the novel? Give your own ideas and discuss how culture affects the family?

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1. In the introduction(1-9 sentences) discuss what makes a good family in the student’s experiences. In sentence 10( the thesis, which is 1 sentence) evaluate 3 families in the novel? Give your own ideas and discuss how culture affects the family? Paragraph1 will discuss the first family; paragraph 2 will discuss the second family, and the third paragraph will discuss the third family. There will be no Works Cited because the essay will be the student’s own words. DO NOT JUST SUMMARIZE.

2. In the introduction(1-9 sentencs) discuss what makes a good mother in the student’s experiences. In sentence 10, (which is the thesis, which will be 1 sentence) analyze the mothers, Nana and Laila and how Mariam learns to mother in the novel. How does their culture affect their parenting? Paragraph 1 will discuss Nana; paragraph 2 will discuss Laila and paragraph will discuss Mariam. There will be no Works Cited page because the essay will be the student’s own words. DO NOT JUST SUMMARIZE.

3. In the introduction(1-9 sentences) discuss what makes a good father in the student’s experiences. Give examples from your own lives. In sentence 10, (the thesis, which is 1 sentence) evaluate Rasheed, Jalil and Babi as fathers. How does culture affect their parenting? The first paragraph will discuss Rasheed; paragraph 2 will discuss Jalil, and paragraph 3 will discuss Babi. There will be no Works Cited page because the essay will be the student’s own words. DO NOT SUMMARIZE.

Each student will write a 3-page/60-line essay(partial lines are not counted) of his/her own words and double-spaced with 1-inch margins.. Any quotes will add that number of lines to the essay. TRY TO QUOTE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE TURN-IT-IN SCORE WILL BE HIGH AND MAY RESULT IN A 0.

THE ESSAY WILL BE FIVE PARAGRAPHS.

PARAGRAPH 1 WILL BE THE INTRODUCTION. PARAGRAPHS 2, 3 AND 4 WILL BE SUPPORTING PARAGRAPHS, AND PARAGRAPH 5 WILL BE THE CONCLUSION.

NO PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE OVER 1 PAGE. NO ESSAY THAT IS 4 PAGES WILL BE GRADED.

THE THESIS SHALL BE ONLY 1 SENTENCE AND UNDERLINED.

THE TOPIC SENTENCE IN PARAGRAPH 2 WILL SUPPORT THE FIRST POINT IN THE THESIS. THE TOPIC SENTENCE IN PARAGRAPH 3 WILL SUPPORT THE SECOND POINT IN THE TOPIC SENTENCE. THE TOPIC SENTENCE IN THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH WILL SUPPORT THE THIRD POINT IN THE THESIS SENTENCE. 8THE CONCLUSION WILL BE A SUMMARY OF THE MAIN POINTS IN THE ESSAY.

IF YOU REFERENCE THE NOVEL, YOU WILL NEED AN IN-TEXT CITATION WITH A

PAGE NUMBER. IF YOU QUOTE TOO MUCH FROM THE BOOK, YOU WILL HAVE A

HIGH TURN-IT-IN SCORE.

NO ESSAY SHALL BE GRADED THAT HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED TO TURN-IT-