Both the obituary in Passage A and the information in Passage B discuss the life of Mark Twain as a man and an author. Write an informational essay that compares and contrasts the information about Mark Twain in Passage A with the information about Mark Twain in Passage B. Be sure to:

Introduce a topic and main idea to be examined.
Organize ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it.
Develop the topic with facts, definitions, details, quotations, and other information and examples from BOTH passages.
Use transitions to create cohesion, to link sections of the text, and to clarify the relationships among ideas.
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the ideas presented.