The assignment for this lesson is to write an analysis essay that compares and contrasts two poems, one by Walt Whitman and one by Emily Dickinson.
You should have created a draft of this assignment in the writing activity called
"Prepare an Analysis." If you didn't complete that activity, you should go back and do
so now. If you have already completed the draft, continue to the next page to start
revising.)
This writing assignment focuses on the following skills:
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Organizing a compare-and-contrast essay
• Quoting from literature
Providing solid evidence
Supporting evidence with commentary
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Using transitions to show the connections between ideas

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”