Essay+Contest-+Breaking+Barriers



=This year we have spent a lot of time discussing characters that break barriers to achieve their goals. We met Jenny in //Boar Out There,// a young girl that is willing to confront a wild boar that the rest of her town fears. We also met Joe and John Henry in //Freedom Summer// whose friendship crosses the barriers of segregation and racial tensions as their town resists desegregation. These two boys share each others' experiences and Joe won't abandon John Henry despite social pressures. These characters we meet in books reflect the real life difficult choices that characters endure to change their lives or to confront injustice in society.=

=Below is an essay contest link that would be very worthwhile for you to participate. Mrs. Bolger and I will be giving you some extra credit if you show us a signed permission slip from your parents acknowledging that you wrote your essay and that you will be submitting it.= [|Essay Contest]