Imagine you are a member of the British Parliament at the time when the Declaration of Independence was written. You have been tasked to vrite a reply to the Declaration, which will be delivered to the colonies. Write an essay (three paragraphs) presenting counterarguments to the key
points in the Declaration of Independence. Cite textual evidence from the Declaration to support your counterarguments. Be sure to include an
introduction, body, and conclusion to your essay, and keep in mind your intended audience. Finally, develop and strengthen your writing as
needed with planning, revising, and editing.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.