Essay Writing: Challenges and Conquests

One of the most important skills you should acquire in 9th grade honors English is essay writing. After you turn in your Romeo and Juliet essay on Friday you should feel accomplished - you should know how ot construct an original, insightful thesis and how to support it with embedded quotations and meaningful analysis.  You should even be able to apply the ideas in your thesis to the broader world in general.

Write about acquiring these skills: Are you now an accomplished essayist? Do you know what literary analysis is all about - its purpose, challenges, and rewards?

Write two paragraphs in response.  The first paragraph should address the aforementioned questions. In your second paragraph, use the rubric to discuss where your shortcomings are - is there anything from the "B grade or lower" list that you think your essay might fall under?

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