The Breadwinner Essay
Grade Nine English
Your assignment is to answer the following question.
“What can we learn from this novel?” OR “What does this novel teach us?”
Example: The novel The Breadwinner shows how Parvana’s family fights to survive living under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
Example: It is clearly evident in the novel, The Breadwinner, that women are treated very differently than men and they have fewer rights than Canadian women.
Your essay must consist of at least five paragraphs, the first will be the introduction, the middle paragraphs will be the body paragraphs (the reasons to support your statement) and the last paragraph will be the conclusion.
You will be graded on the following:
/5 Outline and rough copy
/2 Title page with original title
/3 Introductory paragraph with the novel title and author cited
/9 content and organization of body paragraphs
/2 use of at least one quote to support the essay (inc. pg number)
/5 mechanics – spelling, grammar, double spaced
/5 rough copy(s) with EDITING
/2 concluding paragraph – summarizing essay in an original way
/2 effort and attitude
/35 TOTAL
Test is tomorrow - Thursday, November 10th.
Essays and group projects are due on Monday, November 14th.
Test is tomorrow - Thursday, November 10th.
Essays and group projects are due on Monday, November 14th.
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