Read this paragraph from Yves's analysis of Enrique's Journey.(1) Nazario draws on Enrique's experience to illustrate what children face in their attempt to escape difficult conditions. (2) She describes the dangers he faces on his journey northward. (3) The threat of extortion and violence from gangsters illustrates how vulnerable such children are. (4) But gangsters do not pose the only threat. (5) Even the police, whose job is to uphold and enforce the law, steal from the migrants. (6) What I find most unsettling, though, is Enrique's temporary alliance with an MS gangster.
Read the excerpt from Daniel’s comparative essay.(1) Despite the many features shared by short and long fiction, the structure of a short story is very different from that of a novel. (2) A short story follows the rule of one. (3) It's about one person, and one important thing happens. (4) In contrast, a novel has time to develop many characters and explore many events.
Hiroshi is planning to write an essay comparing news reports and editorials.Which ideas should he brainstorm about in order to write an effective essay? Select four options.the characteristics of editorials the characteristics of news reports which genres are similar to editorials which genres are similar to news reports how news reports and editorials are similar how news reports and editorials are different
Read the sentence from Nikita's analysis of "The Children of the Drug Wars."Nazario feels that refugee kids totally shouldn't be sent back to the same dangerous things they've left.
What are the primary purposes of a thesis statement in an essay comparing different genres? Select two options.to engage the reader's interestto establish the essay's main ideato introduce the subtopics of the essayto state the writer's opinion of the genresto introduce the evidence that will be used
Read these sentences from Yasmin's essay.Nazario believes that Central American children like Enrique who come to the United States today are refugees and should be treated that way. If they were, she says, such children would not repeatedly have to face the dangers of migration, which bring tears to my eyes.
Which details are important to notice when comparing and contrasting two texts from different genres? Select three options.the characters’ clothingthe point of viewthe author’s namethe language use the author’s purpose
Which elements does effective comparative writing always contain? Select two options.anecdotesargumentsevidencequotationssimilarities
Read the sentence from Skylar’s comparative essay, and decide how they can edit informal, subjective language. The narrative becomes scarier when Enrique can no longer keep his eyes open.
Sunil is writing a comparative essay. In one paragraph, he analyzes a history book. In the next paragraph, he analyzes a diary written about the events and time period covered in the history book.
Which citation is correctly punctuated in MLA style?
What would best conclude an essay comparing different genres?
What are the primary functions of body paragraphs in a comparative essay that focuses on genres? Select four options.to present the writer's arguments in a logical orderto provide evidence that supports the writer's ideasto analyze the texts, ideas, or objects being comparedto anticipate disagreement and provide counterargumentsto highlight similarities between the texts being discussedto point out differences between the texts being discussed
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