The Two Options For ELA

Prompt: Compare and contrast how the main character of "The Quest of the Silver Fleece" and the speaker of "Home" feels initially and how each one's feelings change over time.
In your response, be sure to include the following:

• describe how the character in "The Quest of the Silver Fleece" feels at the beginning of his journey and how his feelings change
• describe how the speaker in "Home" feels upon returning home and how the speaker's feelings change
• describe similarities and/or differences in the change of feelings experienced in both passages
• use details from both passages for your response

First Option

Paragraph 1- Intro- Names of the passages, brief background info -claim/thesis -restatement of the prompt -enticing intro sentence

Paragraph 2- Describe how they initially feel -compare/contrast

Paragraph 3- Describe how they both felt in the middle -compare/contrast -show signs of change

Paragraph 4- Describe how they both felt at the end -compare/contrast on how they changed from beginning to end

Paragraph 5- Conclusion -restate claim and sum up -important points and end with thought-provoking question/statement

Second Option

Paragraph 1- Intro

Paragraph 2- Describe change in character in "The Quest of the Silver Fleece" from beginning to middle to end.

Paragraph 3- Describe change in character in "Home" from beginning to middle to end.

Paragraph 4- Compare/contrast the change in characters from beginning to middle to end.

Paragraph 5- Conclusion