Its the early part of 1965. You have decided to volunteer with SNCC and took a leave of absence from school. You have been with John Lewis for the length of this book. You and he are very close, and youre always just outside of the panel in the book March. Your parents have learned of your decision to work with SNCC and are not happy about it. They are upset that you have left school and terrified that you may be killed. They want you to find a different way to help and to go back to school immediately.
Write an essay to your parents explaining your decision to remain in the movement. You can write it in the style of a letter, but you must include all of the components of a typical academic essay (intro, thesis, body paragraph, properly integrated and cited quotations, conclusion, etc). Justify your decision to remain using examples and quotations from the texts weve read.
Your support will rely heavily onMarch but they must also demonstrate knowledge of these texts:MarchDeclaration of IndependenceAt least one article on non-violent resistance.
You may also use any of the articles or speeches I’ve given you. For example, you may incorporate MLK’s eulogy for the girls killed at the church or Malcolm X’s speeches.
Use the outline Ive given you below and examine the requirements in the box.
OutlineIntroduction with thesis (Rules for Writers 1e)
— Provide general information, respond to the prompt.— Segue into your argument and your thesis— Provide background information
Refute counterargument. (Rules for Writers 7f)
—Anticipate and address a counterargument. —These are your parents wishes that you return to college and leave the movement for your own safety. Channel your actual parents here.
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