Junior English—Kennett
Name:
Getting Specific with Evidence
Directions: Look at the source list on the back side of the handout and, for each value below, plug in at least 1
piece of textual evidence supporting that value.
Values
• Know & respect yourself
• Evidence 1:
• Evidence 2:
• Respect others
• Evidence 1:
• Evidence 2:
• Live with integrity (honesty, morally, etc.)
• Evidence 1:
• Evidence 2:
• Value your family
• Evidence 1:
• Evidence 2:
• Be positive
• Evidence 1:
• Evidence 2:
• Work hard
• Evidence 1:
• Evidence 2:
• Chill out / Don’t worry
• Evidence 1:
• Evidence 2:
Some Good Moments That Could Be Evidence
• “The Power of We” by Roger Rosenblatt — importance of community and the dangers of being self-absorbed
• Transcendentalism
• Self-reliance, non-conformity, nature, here & now, universal soul, simplicity, truth, etc.
• Walt Whitman’s “I Hear America Singing” & Langston Hughes’ “I Too Sing America”
• The Birthmark
• Not getting too obsessed like Aylmer, appreciating beauty in others (quote by Aminadab about Georgiana)
• Rappaccini’s Daughter
• Importance of being true, like Beatrice and Giovanni should have been
• Not to be too self-absorbed — could make an argument that Dr. Rappaccini was
• Into the Wild
• The importance of understanding and respecting opinions of others—Christopher McCandles’ parents vs.
Chris
• The interconnectedness of people on his journeys
• “I'm going to paraphrase Thoreau here... rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth.”
• “The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences.”
• “Happiness only real when shared.”
• Declaration of Independence
• The need for liberty and equality among all people; could examine how the lack of these drove people to
separate from the British
• The Cather in the Rye
• Holden getting stuck in depression about the death of his brother
• Mr. Antolini’s advice to Holden (don’t criticize, recognize your strengths, get an education, recognize value
of other people’s perspectives, etc.)
• Holden realizing the importance of growing up & letting others, like his sister, learn from their mistakes
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
• The patients getting stuck in their fog of depression and inaction
• McMurphy never giving up for freedom when fighting with the Nurse; the importance of taking risks
• Death of a Salesman
• The lies of the family and the destructive nature the lies had on Willy and the boys
• Biff’s quote about how he “saw the sky” and realized “everything I want is out there waiting for me the minute I say ‘I know who I am’”
• Biff’s quote at the funeral that showed how Willy didn’t know himself and, therefore, had the wrong dream