Atascadero High

ENGLISH 11

2.2.9 Practice: Complete Your Assignment Practice
English 11 Sem 2
Points Possible: 40
 
Expand the outline you wrote in Lesson 1 into a research essay. As in most essays,
you'll need to include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. You'll also need to
support your claim with evidence.
Your evidence will come from sources that you researched in Lesson 1, although you
should feel free to seek out new sources if you need them. Take special care to
integrate your sources correctly — whether you're quoting them or paraphrasing
them — so that you avoid plagiarism. You want to make it obvious which words and
ideas are your own and which come from sources. In-text citations help you make
this distinction.
Your essay should include the following elements:
● An introduction paragraph that includes a claim about the causes and effects
of the civil rights movement, as well as a hook and some background
information on the topic
● Body paragraphs that present main points in support of your claim and that
back up those main points with evidence from sources
● Quotes or paraphrases, from credible sources, that are integrated correctly
with citations
● A visual aid, such as a chart or graph, that is relevant to the topic of the
essay
● A conclusion paragraph that restates the claim, summarizes the main points,
and leaves the reader with something to think about