The House on Mango Street
The essay I wrote focused on the development of the main character Esperanza. She goes from a shy little girl to a confident young adult over the course of the book. She learns valuable life lessons through everyday experiences. Through love and loss, through triumph and tragedy, she has endured all else, and become the strong writer that she had dreamed of becoming.
My initial grade for this essay was a 58 which wasn't that great. I put in a lot of time and effort to raise that grade to a 90. That was a major improvement. This was my first high school essay ,and I feel like I have a lot to learn, but one skill I have mastered is giving consistent quotes and evidence. I have a lot of other skills to master though. Mainly making good concluding sentences.