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8th Grade ELA Hicks

Black History Argumentative Essay

Assigned: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Due: Monday, February 27, 2017

Write an argumentative essay on (1) of the following prompts.

Prompt #1

Essential Question: How powerful are we?

An individual is powerless to change society. An individual has the power to change society.

Some people believe individuals have the power to change society. Others believe individuals are powerless to change society. Which statement does the history of the civil rights movement best support? Write a 5 paragraph argumentative essay using three to six pieces of textual evidence to support your thesis.

Prompt #2

Essential Question: What changes the world?

Anthropologist Margaret Mead said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Support, refute, or modify this statement based on specific evidence from the history of the civil rights movement. Write a 5 paragraph argumentative essay using three to six pieces of textual evidence to support your thesis.

Resources:

Articles: ? Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise -- show/black-america-mlk-andstill-irise/ ? Civil Rights Movement - ? African-American Civil Rights Movement ? The Civil Rights Movement: Major Events and Legacies

8th Grade ELA Hicks

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