Closely read the text provided (“Rachel”) and write a well-developed, text-based response of two paragraphs. Write your response in the spaces provided (write the first paragraph in the first space and the second paragraph in the last space). In your response: Identify a central idea about mothers in the text and provide at least two specific examples to support and develop your central idea.
Analyze how the author’s use of ONE writing strategy (literary element or literary technique) develops this central idea. Provide at least two specific examples of the writing strategy. Examples may include: characterization, conflict, imagery, etc.