DIRECTIONS: it is said of heroes that they exhibit one or more of the following traits: Heroes overcome adversity / meet challenges Heroes make a commitment to fight for others that often involves personal sacrifice Heroes become leaders in their communities AND: heroes are unexpected You will write an explanatory / informative essay that shows how Harriet Tubman demonstrates these qualities. You will use evidence from the reading to support your reasons. Organize your essay in the following order: INTRODUCTION: INTRODUCTION: Begin with a question that engages the attention of your reader. In 3 sentences introduce the importance of finding heroes in history and in our lives. Talk about the qualities one expects of a hero. LAST SENTENCE OF INTRODUCTION: Tell the reader the topic of your paper —- something about how Harriet Tubman demonstrated all of these qualities and should be considered a hero. PARAGRAPH ONE: Begin with Topic Sentence about the 1st heroic trait you chose. Write a TAGline to introduce your quotes. When you have added your quotes, it should look like this: According to the biography “Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad” by Ann Petry, “exact quote” (page #). Use evidence from the text to support your topic sentence. Explain your evidence in 3-4 sentences. Write a transition sentence that gives the reader a heads up about what is coming up in PARAGRAPH TWO Your paragraph should be 7-8 sentences total. PARAGRAPH TWO: Begin with Topic Sentence about the 2nd heroic trait you chose. Write a TAGline to introduce your quotes. When you have added your quotes, it should look like this: According to the biography “Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad” by Ann Petry, “exact quote” (page #). Use evidence from the text to support your topic sentence. Explain your evidence in 3-4 sentences. Write a transition sentence that sums up the awesomeness of both traits that you chose. Your paragraph should be 7-8 sentences total. CONCLUSION: answer the question from Introduction; give the reader something more to think about heroes in 2-3 sentences. REMEMBER how an Argumentative paper should end with a “Now what?” because the reader should be super amped to go out and do whatever it was you were persuading them to do? Because this paper is Explanatory, you need a “So what?” This means “okay, you read what I had to say, but here’s why it matters!” Basically, you can say something uplifting about heroes, or about Harriet Tubman.