Language Arts

.

One

half or one

-

page essay

Choose one of the following topics. Plan your essay. Write your first draft. Then revise and

edit and write your final essay. Don’t forget to identify your audience, purpose, and task

before you begin planning

F

rom

T

he

way to rainy mountain by

N

.

Scott

Momaday

C

ompare and contras Momaday

’

s journey to the reservation at Rainy Mountain with Sparrow

’

s

journey away from

her reservation. Explain how both journeys led to a

clearer

sense of identity

for the to trave

lers.

OR

The theme of the unit is

“

Defining

M

oments.

”

Choose a defining moment in your life. Explain

something that happened that changed how you looked at an idea, a person, or yourself. Then

compare

your defining moment with that of one of the characters or authors in the selections in

this unit.

. One half or one-page essay

Choose one of the following topics. Plan your essay. Write your first draft. Then revise and

edit and write your final essay. Don’t forget to identify your audience, purpose, and task

before you begin planning

From The way to rainy mountain by N. Scott Momaday

Compare and contras Momaday’s journey to the reservation at Rainy Mountain with Sparrow’s

journey away from her reservation. Explain how both journeys led to a clearer sense of identity

for the to travelers.

OR

The theme of the unit is “Defining Moments.” Choose a defining moment in your life. Explain

something that happened that changed how you looked at an idea, a person, or yourself. Then

compare your defining moment with that of one of the characters or authors in the selections in

this unit.