Reflective Post #1 - 2016

Hello!
As you probably know, my name is Ariana Licea and I am now a tenth grade student. In creating this portfolio, I decided to review, edit and improve my argument essay titled "Modesty Elicits Change" on the novel The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. Using the 9-10 Common Core Standard W.9-10.5, I revisited the essay I wrote over the summer to edit and improve it. Throughout the essay, I illustrated the Common Core Standards W.9-10.1, RL.9-10.1 and RL.9-10.3.
The standard W.9-10.1 requires proper citation of strong textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly and the implications drawn from it. Throughout the three body paragraphs, I cited evidence that supported my overall claim and to rebut counterclaims, and I demonstrated the connection between what was explicitly stated in the text and what I implied based on that. The strong evidence helped develop my argument and further the points I made in my thesis.
The standard RL.9-10.1 requires arguments made to support overall claims with valid analysis and evidence. Like I stated before, the three body paragraphs demonstrate this standard. In the introductory paragraph, I introduced my argument that would be proven through the course of the essay. I included textual evidence from the novel followed by thorough analysis of the text in the paragraphs to display and advance the claim made in the beginning of my essay.
The standard RL.9-10.3 requires the analysis of how characters develop and advance the plot or theme. In my first and second body paragraphs I focused on how the characters Pedro Tercero and Esteban Trueba instigated change from dire conditions or perspectives to better their lives as well as others'.
I will continue to align my portfolio with the Common Core Standards in different mediums of work that I have created over the course of my Sophomore year. Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy perusing through the rest of my work. :)