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Unit 2 Summative Essay

STEP 1: READ and RE-READ THE PROMPT
Prompt: In a well organized informational essay explain some
of the ways culture affects how people view others,
themselves and the world.
Essay Expectations:
1. Use the characters from at least 2 texts as evidence to support your big ideas.
2. Be sure to cite your evidence (Authors Last Name & Page Number) and carefully explain what
it means.

Step 2: THESIS CHOOSE ONE of the 5 different types of topic

sentences in response to the prompt and a sentence that preview
the main points of your essay.
Simple Type here
statement

Number There are three ways that culture affects the main characters of the stories in indian father's
statement plea , & pick one. These cultures affected the way the characters view others , themselves &
the world.

Question Type here

Situation, Type here

stance

FANBOYS Type here

sentence

Preview Type here

Sentence

Step 3: OUTLINE Quickly plan out what order you will say things
in. Use the readings from this week as evidence.
Body Paragraph Topic Supporting Detail How does the citation prove your answer?
ANSWER CITATION EXPLANATION

Paragraph 2: I cant understand why you have The teacher didn't understand the
already labeled him a slow way of wind wolfs learning so she
learner. labeled him as a slow learner .
 In the hallway, on the way to In this story pick one the main
character was new to his school & the
class, black and white kids herded
kids made that known .
around me. Then the question
came: What are you?

Step 4: ROUGH DRAFT Look at your outline plan and turn each
bullet point into a complete sentence or two.
Paragraph 1 (Introduction)

Hook: How would you feel if others looked at you differently & judged you because of you culture
Attention Getter
& the way you looked ?

Give In the story indian fathers plea the main character is getting based off as a slow learner
background & in the second story pick one the main character was conflicted on which culture he
about topic:
wanted to choose.
Thesis: In these stories, indian fathers plea & pick one the main characters are being judged by the
Point you are trying
to prove in your way they learn & by the way they look this affects the way they view themselves . & then
essay and preview they get ashamed of their culture, This affects how they view the world .
Big Ideas

Paragraph 2

Topic Sentence: In Indian Fathers Plea by Robert Lake, the main character Wind-Wolfs view of the
world is shaped by his Native American culture.
Context or Wind-Wolf received a very different form of education because he was raised in a Native
background American community, which means that all teachings were down outside.
(optional)

ANSWER Wind-Wolf is different from the white kids in his class because he pays more attention to
the seasons and what is going on outside than the teacher.

CITATION An example of this is when the author states, While you are trying to teach him your new
methods, helping him learn new tools for self-discovery and adapt to his new learning
I.F.P = (Lake #)
environment, he may be looking out the window as if daydreaming. Why? Because he has
been taught to watch and study the changes in nature, (Lake 4).
Pick One =
(Matthews #)

Obituary =
(Yamanaka #)

EXPLAIN Wind-Wolf grew up in a culture that values nature and the outside more than books and
classrooms. This explains why he has trouble paying attention in a traditional class.

ANSWER:
CITATION The author states, If you ask him how many months there are in a year, he will probably
tell you 13. He will respond this way not because he doesnt know how to count properly,
I.F.P = (Lake
but because he has been taught by our traditional people that there are 13 full moons in a
11) year according to the native tribal calendar

Pick One =
Matthews says ,In the hallway, on the way to class, black and white kids herded around me. Then
(Matthews 4)
the question came: What are you ? I was stumped. No one had ever asked what I was before.

Obituary =
(Yamanaka #)

EXPLAIN In the first quote it states that wind wolf the character from indian fathers plea learned
from his culture different ways of learning from the tradition way & in the second quote
from the story pick one it shows how the main character was getting treated by the other
kids in his school because they all were the same & he was different. This affects the way
they view themselves.

Concluding Therefore, both characters in pick one & indian father's plea view themselves negatively
Sentence and they have low self esteem because other people was making fun of them & others were
Restate topic in a
different way or judging them.
make a connection
to the next topic.

Paragraph 3

Topic In the stories indian father's plea & pick one the two main characters are feeling
Sentence: overwhelmed with their self & how others view them.

Context or The main characters in both stories have something in common they both are getting judged
background for the way they look & their culture . wind wolf for indian fathers plea was getting
(optional)
criticized
ANSWER:: Wind wolfs culture had different teachers so he learned differently & matthews felt
overwhelmed because he was mixed & everyone at his school was either jewish or black
CITATION Lake states , But he also knows that some eagles may only have 12 tail feathers, or seven,
that they do not all have the same number. He knows that the flicker has exactly 10 tail
I.F.P = (Lake
feathers; that they are red and black, representing the directions of east and west.
12)

Pick One =
The author states I didnt contemplate the segregation; it was simply part of the new physical
(Matthews #)
geography, and I was no explorer; I was a weak-kneed outsider, a yellowed freak.

Obituary =
(Yamanaka #)

EXPLAIN: In the first quote wind wolf had another way of learning things that wasnt the traditional
 way, he could tell the directions of east & west by a eagles feathers. In the second quote it
shows how the main character in the story felt when everyone was looking at him.

Concluding In conclusion, both characters had a long way to go if they wanted to feel comfortable , with
Sentence one's culture & how they looked to other people . This affects the way the main characters
Restate topic in a
different way or view themselves & others in their society.
make a connection
to the next topic.

Paragraph 4

Topic Sentence: By the way people view them & by the way they view themselves the two main characters
for both stories are conflicted with their culture & what others what them to be .

Context or Matthews from pick one feels like he an outsider because he's the only one that's mixed in
background his school. Wind wolf from indian father's plea was having trouble with his education & his
(optional)
teacher already labeled him a slow learner.

ANSWER: Both main characters

CITATION: He may have trouble writing his name on a piece of paper, but he knows how to say it and
many other things in several different Indian languages.
I.F.P = (Lake
13)

The black kids reminded me of home, but the white kids reminded me of myself, the me I saw
Pick One =
(Matthews ) staring back in the mirror. On that day, I came to believe that if I had said I was black, I would have
had to spend the rest of my life convincing my own people.
Obituary =
(Yamanaka #)

EXPLAIN From indian fathers plea wind wolf couldn't write his name good on a piece of paper but he
was good at saying it in other indian languages because he was thought how do more then
the write it on paper. & in pick one matthews

Concluding On the other hand, culture affects they way wind wolf feels about his own because he can't
Sentence learn the traditional way . & matthews culture is mixed the kids at his school tease him &
Restate topic in a
different way or make fun of him because he was different .
make a connection
to the next topic.

Paragraph 5 (Conclusion)

Restate thesis in The way culture affects others themselves & the world in indian father's plea & pick one is
a different way. the way they got treated was in a negative way because they were teased & discriminated
against .

Call to action It's important not to judge culture because in the world there are people that feel left out & that no
one likes them for who they are . so this is why we need to be nice to others no matter how they look
 or what their culture is .

Step 5: WORKS CITED Create a MLA citation for each source

that you quoted.
Works Cited

Source 1 matthews david pick one

Title of Book. City: Publisher, Year. Type of Source.

Source 2 Lake Robert An Indian Fathers Plea

Title of Book. City: Publisher, Year. Type of Source.

Step 6:FINAL DRAFT BOX LOCATED ON PAGE BELOW!!

Highlighting ACE Body Paragraphs

Topic Sentence = Light Blue

Answer = Green
Citation = Yellow
Explanation = Red
Conclusion Sentence = Light Blue

Step 6: FINAL DRAFT Copy your Rough Draft into the below Final
Draft Box. READ THROUGH YOUR ENTIRE ESSAY AND MAKE
GRAMMAR, SPELLING, AND PUNCTUATION CORRECTIONS.
Highlight the text as detailed above:
How would you feel if others looked at you differently & judged you because of you culture & the way you
looked ? In the story indian fathers plea the main character is getting based off as a slow learner & in the
second story pick one the main character was conflicted on which culture he wanted to choose. In these
stories, indian fathers plea & pick one the main characters are being judged by the way they learn & by the
way they look this affects the way they view themselves . & then they get ashamed of their culture, This
affects how they view the world .

In Indian Fathers Plea by Robert Lake, the main character Wind-Wolfs view of the world is shaped by
his Native American culture. Wind-Wolf received a very different form of education because he was raised in
a Native American community, which means that all teachings were down outside. Wind-Wolf is different
from the white kids in his class because he pays more attention to the seasons and what is going on outside
than the teacher. An example of this is when the author states, While you are trying to teach him your new
methods, helping him learn new tools for self-discovery and adapt to his new learning environment, he may
be looking out the window as if daydreaming. Why? Because he has been taught to watch and study the
changes in nature, (Lake 4). Wind-Wolf grew up in a culture that values nature and the outside more than
books and classrooms. This explains why he has trouble paying attention in a traditional class. The author
states, If you ask him how many months there are in a year, he will probably tell you 13. He will respond
this way not because he doesnt know how to count properly, but because he has been taught by our
traditional people that there are 13 full moons in a year according to the native tribal calendar Matthews
says ,In the hallway, on the way to class, black and white kids herded around me. Then the question came:
What are you ? I was stumped. No one had ever asked what I was before. In the first quote it states that
wind wolf the character from indian fathers plea learned from his culture different ways of learning from
the tradition way & in the second quote from the story pick one it shows how the main character was
getting treated by the other kids in his school because they all were the same & he was different. This affects
the way they view themselves. Therefore, both characters in pick one & indian father's plea view
themselves negatively and they have low self esteem because other people was making fun of them & others
were judging them.

In the stories indian father's plea & pick one the two main characters are feeling overwhelmed with
their self & how others view them. The main characters in both stories have something in common they both
are getting judged for the way they look & their culture . wind wolf for indian fathers plea was getting
criticized Wind wolfs culture had different teachers so he learned differently & matthews felt overwhelmed
because he was mixed & everyone at his school was either jewish or black. Lake states , But he also knows
that some eagles may only have 12 tail feathers, or seven, that they do not all have the same number. He
knows that the flicker has exactly 10 tail feathers; that they are red and black, representing the directions of
east and west.
The author states (Lake 12)
I didnt contemplate the segregation; it was simply part of the new physical geography and I was no explorer;
I was a weak-kneed outsider, a yellowed freak. I n the first quote wind wolf had another way of learning
things that wasnt the traditional way, he could tell the directions of east & west by a eagles feathers.
In the second quote it shows how the main character in the story felt when everyone was looking at
him. In conclusion, both characters had a long way to go if they wanted to feel comfortable , with one's
culture & how they looked to other people . This affects the way the main characters view themselves &
others in their society.

By the way people view them & by the way they view themselves the two main characters for both stories
are conflicted with their culture & what others what them to be . Matthews from pick one feels like he an
outsider because he's the only one that's mixed in his school. Wind wolf from indian father's plea was having
trouble with his education & his teacher already labeled him a slow learner. He may have trouble writing
his name on a piece of paper, but he knows how to say it and many other things in several different Indian
languages.

The black kids reminded me of home, but the white kids reminded me of myself, the me I saw staring back
in the mirror. On that day, I came to believe that if I had said I was black, I would have had to spend the rest
of my life convincing my own people. From indian fathers plea wind wolf couldn't write his name
good on a piece of paper but he was good at saying it in other indian languages because he was
thought how do more then the write it on paper. & in pick one matthews On the other hand, culture
affects they way wind wolf feels about his own because he can't learn the traditional way . &
matthews culture is mixed the kids at his school tease him & make fun of him because he was
different . The way culture affects others themselves & the world in indian father's plea & pick one is the
way they got treated was in a negative way because they were teased & discriminated against . It's important
not to judge culture because in the world there are people that feel left out & that no one likes them for who
they are . so this is why we need to be nice to others no matter how they look or what their culture is .