• Choose your side of this issue and decide what three supporting proofs you are going to use to defend your argument.
• Create a thesis statement that clearly states your argument and how you are going to prove it. You are welcome to use the following template:
o ItisapparentthatHarperLee’sPulitzerPrizewinningnovel,ToKillaMockingbird, should be banned in middle and high schools because of reason #1, reason #2, reason #3.
• Go to the library database and find two sources that will help you defend your argument. You must use information from these articles in your essay and cite this new information with an in text-citation. Format for citing from articles is:
o Accordingtoresearch,Lee’snovelhasbeenonthelistoftoptenbannedbookssince it was written in 1960 (Miller, 1986).
OR
o AccordingtoMiller(1986),Lee’snovelhasbeenonthelistoftoptenbannedbooks since it was written in 1960.
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• Be sure also to include text examples from the film. These should be cited also. Format for citing from a movie is:
o Forintextcitations:
▪ (Director, year) which is (Mulligan, 1962)
o Forthereferencepagecitation:
▪ Mulligan, R. (1962). To kill a mockingbird. Brentwood Productions.
• Defend your thesis in an introduction, at least three supporting sections, and a conclusion.
• Check in with your instructor with any and all questions.
Requirements:
• Length and format: 3-4 pages.
• You should have at least two outside sources plus the film.
• The title page and reference page are also required, but they should not be factored into the
3-4 page length of the essay.
• It should also be double spaced and should conform to APA formatting and citation style.
• Use the third-person, objective voice, avoiding personal pronouns such as “I,” “you,” “we,” etc.
• Use APA format for in-text citations and references when using outside sources and textual
evidence.
• Please be cautious about plagiarism. Make sure to use in-text citations for direct quotes,
paraphrases, and new information.
