Choose your favorite character—the one you could relate to the most—from among the four novels discussed in this unit: Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, Lois Lowry's The Giver, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, or John Knowles's A Separate Peace. Write an essay explaining to your audience (teacher and peers) why the character you picked is the most relatable. Be sure to use examples from the novel to support your claims. Your essay should be about 900 words (5 to 6 paragraphs). Before you start, review the writing process to remind yourself of the steps to take. You will create an outline and then draft the paper. You will expand your paper by adding information from outside sources. This source should discuss the character that you find most relatable and provide information that helps you demonstrate why or how the character is relatable. Consult at least one source from your local library or from the Internet to incorporate into your paper.

Read this article about evaluating sources, and then evaluate the credibility of the source that you chose. Also, consider the following points in your evaluation:

Is the author a well-known expert on the topic?
Does the author present balanced and well-argued viewpoints?
Does the author cite expert sources in the article? Does the article include a works cited page or a bibliography of expert sources on the topic?
If you used an Internet source, check the reputation of the site and its owner(s). In general, .org or .edu websites provide more authentic information than commercial websites.
Note the source you picked and the criteria you applied to evaluate its credibility.