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9 Practice: Complete Your Assignment Practice

English 9 Sem 1 Name:
Date:

Write a body paragraph for an explanatory essay that supports the claim and uses
academic writing throughout.

Your assignment should include the following elements:

● Evidence from "The Chrysanthemums" to support the claim you were given

● An objective tone, free of obvious opinions and bias, and a formal style

● Effective use of language, such as parallel structure, varied phrases and clauses,
and efficient adjustment of parts of speech

You should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one.
If you haven't done so, go back and complete that activity now.

Ask yourself these questions as you revise:

● Did I support the claim provided in the introduction paragraph?

● Is my evidence specific and relevant to the points I'm making?

● Does my writing stay objective and formal in style?

● Do I use correct parallel structure and a variety of clauses and phrases?

● Is my writing direct and efficient?

Use this rubric to determine how well you're meeting the criteria for the assignment.

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 Elisa’s character is established in the place she’s safest and most
comfortable, the chrysanthemum garden, but it changes when we see her on the
road with Henry. Elisa’s actions while tending the garden reveal that she feels
confident, powerful, and in charge in that setting. This confidence is evident when
she skillfully destroys the insects before they can harm the plants. Elisa’s pride in her
flowers in this setting is also what makes her open up to the stranger, after being
wary of him at first. The garden setting provides the opportunity for the man and
Elisa to interact in a more intimate way than another setting would, revealing a new
side of Elisa. When Steinbeck shifts the setting to the moving car, though, we learn
different things about Elisa. For example, when the car passes the stranger’s
caravan, Elisa makes an important gesture by turning away from the wagon, showing
her internal struggle. The road setting also reveals Elisa’s vulnerable side. In the
story’s final paragraph, Steinbeck describes Elisa huddled in her coat crying as the
car continues to speed along, without this new setting. Elisa might never have
learned the true intentions of the stranger, and the reader also might never have
witnessed the depth of her vulnerability.

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