Read all 4 of the articles and book experts provided in the prewriting activity for this lesson. Then write your essay to respond to the following prompt. This is your first draft. Your teacher will provide you feedback for you to use on the next final draft. Be sure you have answered all parts of the essay prompt, used correct grammar and spelling, and provided examples from the texts. Double-check you have used proper MLA citations.

Write a comparative essay in which you compare and contrast the way in which Karla Cornejo Villavicencio and Sandra Nazario write about their similar ideas on immigration in their different texts.

Which text did you feel made a stronger impact on you personally? Why do you feel that a particular type of text was more impactful?

Support your comparison with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient evidence from both Villavicencio’s editorial and Nazario’s biography.

Follow MLA guidelines for proper citations of the evidence used in your essay.

Be sure to write your essay with formal, objective language and proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

If you do not know how to write a citation in MLA style please visit the following website for more information.