10.5.2 Write responses to literature that:

• demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the signiﬁcant ideas of literary works.

• support statements with evidence from the text.

• extend writing by changing mood, plot, characterization, or voice

10.5.4 Write persuasive compositions that:

• organize ideas and appeals in a sustained and effective fashion with the strongest emotional appeal ﬁrst and the least powerful one last.

• use speciﬁc rhetorical (communication) devices to support assertions, such as appealing to logic through reasoning; appealing to emotion or ethical belief; or relating a personal anecdote, case study, or analogy.

• clarify and defend positions with precise and relevant evidence, including facts, expert opinions, quotations, expressions of commonly accepted beliefs, and logical reasoning.

• address readers’ concerns, counterclaims, biases, and expectation

10.5.8 Write for different purposes and audiences, adjusting tone, style, and voice as appropriate

During the Hero or Criminal essay I have leaarned how to look for a deeper meaning of a text and how to relate it to something that may seem almost unrelateable. I have made connections between a quote and a story. Learning target 10.5.2 says to Write responses to literature that demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of the signiﬁcant ideas of literary works. The Hero or Criminal Persuasion Essay demonstrates my ability to respond to literature because I rexplain how the quote that was given to me relates to The Odyssey and I give examples from the text while frequently referring back to the quote to make the connection.

The second Essay was about oppression in Cuba. While gathering information for tis essay I learned aloto about the problems Cuban face as far as equal rights and Human Rights. Learning target 10.5.4 states that a persuasion essay should be able to clarify and defend positions with precise and relevant evidence. Though this essay is not a persuasion essay it does take a stand for weather or not oppression is occuring in Cuba and weather its right or wrong.

For the Service Learning Project Essay we were supposed to come up with a project that a class could do to help our community and explain why this would be the best project.

These three essays were a great representation of how I adjust my voice according to the audiece which required in learning target 10.5.8 - Write for different purposes and audiences, adjusting tone, style, and voice as appropriate

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