Michelle Obama discusses her family throughout the text, including her family as a child, and the family she builds with Barack Obama. How did/does family impact her and support her successes in her life. In addition, as first lady, how did she try to maintain a strong family structure in an extreme situation? Be sure to use textual evidence to illustrate and support your answer.

Criteria for Success:

• Underline your thesis statement.
• Have an introductory paragraph that has a hook, gives background information about the topic, but not a summary of the book, and has a thesis statement.
• Have a concluding paragraph that answers the “So What?” question.
• Each body paragraph should contain a claim that supports your argument and follows C, E, X format. Include evidence that is relevant to your claim and supports your thesis statement.
• Make sure to include quotes, paraphrases, and summaries from the book to fully suport and illustrate your thesis.
• Include additional sources, if needed, to support your thesis and analysis.
• Proofread, carefully checking for grammatical and surface errors.
• Minimum of five pages, double-spaced, twelve point font, MLA format.
• Use correct MLA format and include a Works Cited page.