Today we focused on constructing a strong literary argument paragraph about Wild and whether discomfort is necessary for meaningful personal growth. After working through the claim-evidence-analysis structure, explain which part of the paragraph was most challenging for you and why. Do you find it more difficult to create an arguable claim or to move beyond summary in your analysis?

 Prompt response: When writing the paragraph about wild, the challenging part is analysis because it is easier to explain what happened in the book than to explain why it's important.

Summary: The claim etc. help organize ideas and wording to support a main argument.

Reflection: The hardest part is writing the analysis because it requires really deep thinking about the evidence and explaining how it connect to the claim.