CULMINATING WRITING TASK: THEME AND SYMBOL RL.2 - Determine a theme and how it develops over the course of a text
RL.4 - Determine the meaning of symbols as they create a deeper meaning in the text
W.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly
and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
RUBRIC HERE 19 points total (major grade) = Written Expression x 4 = 16 points / Lang./Conv. x 1 = 3 points
A = 19-18 B = 17-16 C = 15-14 D = 13 F = 12-0

Use evidence you have gathered from To Kill a Mockingbird to write an expository essay analyzing how three symbols in the passage function to reveal aspects of a common theme. Be sure to discuss the context of each symbol and how the symbol represents a deeper meaning in the overall novel.

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

these have to be in your own words