You will be judged on how well you understand, develop and present the theme. A positive approach is
recommended to express your viewpoint.
Knowledge of the theme is worth 30 points:
You must show a thorough knowledge of the theme in
your work. Demonstrate you have researched the issue
extensively.
Theme development is worth 35 points:
Answer all relevant facts about the theme such as the
who, what, where, when and why. Relate the theme to
your own experiences.
Clarity of ideas is worth 35 points:
Write your essay in an easy-to-understand format. Leave
your reader with a clear understanding of your
explanation of the theme.
theme is “What is Patriotism to Me?”
cannot be less than 300 words and you cannot go over 400 typed words.
english and no graphics

                                     “What is Patriotism to Me?”  

      Patriotism to me is supporting my nation or a leader, something I care about. (Love ones country and loyal to the nation)  Patriotism is also considered "loyalty" to the nation or its leaders. When we devote our love for our nation it normally is for something particular, like the military , Veterans Day is one of the top affecting holiday in the USA. For example this holiday does affect the people who had or have a family member in the military, even if you did not have a relative in the military it can still mean something to you deeply. My Grandpa was in the military and to this day me and my family support and respect the people who have served. The theme that we talked about is important and everyone should know what they are supporting and why. Patriotism is a big deal for some people but remember to always support what you believe in. Remember to make sure that you know what you are supporting and why, if you don't know why you should probably ask your parents. I would also include why do I care so much about this holiday or leader. Everything in life has some role to play, Patriotism has a role to play in the country and in our nation. I think everyone should respect our leader even if we don't support them in any way. Be kind to everyone even if it is a challenge.

- "a nonrestrictive clause functions as a modifier to a noun (that is an object, person or concept). these clauses can be described by the following three options: it is set off by comas, it contains a subject and a verbs and it adds nonessential information to the sentence.

for example, in "here is bill gates, who confounded microsoft software company" we can identify "who confounded microsoft software company" as a nonrestrictive clause modifying the noun bill gates. this clause can be describes as a nonrestrictive clause because it is separated by a comma, it adds nonessential information to identify who bill gates is and it must contain both a subject (who) and a verb (confounded)."