Explain how the two persuasive scenes you analyzed in steps 3 and 4 reveal the differences and similarities between Unoka and Okonkwo. Be sure to: Include a topic sentence that compares or contrasts the two characters.

Use specific details and quotations from the novel as support.

• Use active voice.

Step 3: Collaborative Conversation: When he learns he is going to receive the Idemili title, Okoye visits Okonkwo's father, Unoka, to collect on his debts, using persuasive techniques to get to his point. How does Okoye feel about asking Unoka about the debt? What devices does Okoye use to try to persuade Unoka to repay his debt? How does Unoka react to the request, and what does this reveal about Unoka?

Step 4: Collaborative Conversation: In a later scene, Okonkwo visits Nwakibie to ask for seed yams. This time it is his turn to use persuasive techniques to try to get his point across. How does Okonkwo try to persuade Nwakibie to help him? What do you learn about Okonkwo? How does Nwakibie react to Okonkwo? And what does the difference between these two scenes tell us?

Activity construct an argument about a topic, theme, or idea that you read about in william shakespeare's romeo and juliet, act ii or act iii. make sure you create a central claim for your argument that is debatable. provide textual evidence from the play to support your argument. here are some ideas for your essay. notice how each topic is focused and specific. you may write about one of these topics or choose your own focused and specific topic: discuss juliet's level of maturity and compare it to romeo's. compare how the two characters react to the events after their marriage, when romeo is banished from verona. discuss the balcony scene. does the knowledge of romeo and juliet's final fate influence the meaning of the balcony scene or the audience's interpretation of it? discuss the characters of tybalt and romeo as they relate to the theme of family and the theme of love. explain how the character of tybalt develops the theme of family and how the character of romeo develops the theme of romantic love. discuss the character of friar laurence. what motivates him to romeo and juliet to defy their parents? part a choose a topic based on what you read in act ii or act iii of romeo and juliet. then write a thesis statement. part b identify two or three short excerpts from the play as textual evidence to support your thesis statement. part c write a 300-word essay arguing the thesis of your analysis. (i mainly need on part b and c)