In "My Father is a Simple Man," how does the author develop the speaker's viewpoint that he believes his father to be brilliant? o by suggesting real knowledge is acquired though life experiences and shown through actions
o by providing several examples of specific lessons that the speaker's father taught him
by describing the education that the speaker's father has received
O by comparing the speaker's father's education to that of other fathers

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.