Controlling idea Answer the underlined question depending upon

Controlling idea: Answer the underlined question, depending upon which writing topic you choose. Writing Assignment: How do these four poems reflect Walter’s search for his identity? How do each of these four poems relate to Walter’s life and his search for his self?

Transitions to use First Reason Starters: first of all most important to begin with to start with Include the name and author of the poem as you write a simple sentence that is the main idea of this poem. Something like this would work: “The Poem ‘I’ll Walk the Tightrope’ relates to Walter. ” This is another example: “The Rose That Grew From Concrete” spoke directly of/to Walter’s life.

Second, Third, and Fourth Reason Starters: Also in addition another reason in fact equally important last of all Furthermore likewise in a like manner Moreover undoubtedly of greatest importance,

Summary/Conclusion Starters: all in all although there may be more reasons in conclusion in summary on the whole to conclude to summarize When it’s all said and done To sum it all up

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1. “WHAT IF” SITUATION Imagine yourself…(Describe a situation that would lead to your controlling idea; it can be something from the book or a related real-life situation. It MUST lead to the controlling idea easily. 2. START WITH A QUESTION THAT YOUR PAPER WILL ANSWER OR A RHETORICAL QUESTION Is the search for one’s identity a quest that is difficult to manage? Is one’s identity marked/influenced by the people and events surrounding him/her? What causes one’s identity? 3. DESCRIBE A SCENE FROM THE BOOK OR THE POEMS THAT “SET UP” YOUR MAIN IDEA You’re high up above the safety of your parents, your teachers, school, etc. All alone you walk a thin line, a path set before you that will determine who you are and what you will do with this life that you’ve been given. Looking in the mirror, you see a face staring back at you. Is it the one you hoped you’d see?

4. BEGIN WITH A QUOTE THAT WILL EASILY AND SMOOTHLY LEAD TO YOUR CONTROLLING IDEA Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self. --B. R. Ambedkar Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. --Dr. Seuss The reward for conformity is that everybody likes you except yourself. --Rita Mae Brown Before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience. --Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) Why fit in when you were born to stand out? --Dr. Seuss Poetry is the clear expression of mixed feelings. --W. H. Auden

5. AN INTERESTING OR SURPRISING FACT OR STATISTIC THAT WILL CONNECT EASILY TO YOUR CONTROLLING IDEA According to stageoflife. com , [Did You Know: High School Facts & Figures] , “ 95% of teens have felt inferior at some point in their lives. ” This means that Walter Myers was definitely in the majority as he struggled with his identity. The poems “Identity”, “I’ll Walk the Tightrope”, “The Rose That Grew From Concrete”, and “Almost Ready” show Walter’s search for who he really was. According to stageoflife. com , [Did You Know: High School Facts & Figures] , “ 90% of students say they carry emotional scars. ” Where do these scars come from? In a word, injuries or wounds that occur as they search for their identity.