Check your writing to confirm that you composed a literary analysis compare-and-contrast essay.
Check all of the boxes that apply to your writing.
My thesis is clear and establishes the common theme around which I compare and contrast the two
works.
My ideas are clear and supported with evidence from the poem and the short story.
I have analyzed and referred to literary devices where appropriate.
My essay is organized with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
I include transitions where appropriate.
My writing has a good flow.
DONE
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"this year she had the extra joy of showing it to her small brother, and of terrifying him as well as herself. when they had done this many times they came back to the house to tell everybody that they had done it. he boasted. she mocked. they squabbled." how does julia feel about her little brother? does she love him? hate him? find him an annoyance? be sure you read what is implied by their reactions to each other.

Once you have finished revising your peer’s essay, continue to demonstrate your understanding of grammar and punctuation by writing an essay containing all of the grammatical concepts outlined above. your essay should be short, just 250 words, and it can be written on any subject. it should contain an example of parallel structure, an example of every type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing it about the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.

Write four sentences that incorporate ‘imagery’ (all of your senses) to describe a place that you like to visit.