1. in his message to congress "on indian removal" andrew jackson uses words with negative
connotations to refer to american indians. similarly, in "samuel's memory," michael rutledge uses
words with negative connotations to refer to the people who removed native americans from their
land. describe the terms each author uses and explain how the negative connotations of these words
contribute to the tone of each passage. be sure to refer to each author's specific word choice in your
response and introduce your topic, develop your topic, use transitions, and provide a concluding
statement

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.