Text-Analysis Response Your Task: Closely read the text provided on the next two pages and write a well-developed, text-based
response of two to three paragraphs. In your response, identify a central idea in the text and analyze how the
author's use of one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or thetorical device) develops this
central idea. Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis. Do not simply summarize
the text. You may use the margins to take notes as you read and scrap paper to plan your response.
Guidelines:
Be sure to:
- Identify a central idea in the text
- Analyze how the author's use of one writing strategy (literary element or literary technique or thetorical
device) develops this central idea. Examples include: characterization, conflict, denotation/connotation,
metaphor, simile, irony, language use, point-of-view, setting, structure, symbolism, theme, tone, etc.
- Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis
• Organize your ideas in a cohesive and coherent manner
Maintain a formal style of writing
• Follow the conventions of standard written English