Student Exemplars- 6th grade ELO 2 Compare and Contrast Essay

Here is an example of great literary analysis from a student's compare and contrast essay:

"In the story Eleven,  Rachel tries to cope with feeling different maturity levels. For instance, Rachel said, "Mrs. Price put the sweater on my desk, but when I opened my mouth nothing came out" (Cisneros 239). In fact, Rachel still didn't disagree with the fact that the sweater wasn't hers. Its important to cope with being mature and immature in our daily lives because there is always going to be a time and a place to have fun and joke around and there is always going to be a time to be serious... In conclusion, Rachel copes by thinking of the big party that her family is going to throw her."

What I like most about this student's writing is how to she uses the quote from the story to draw a conclusion about the time and place to mature in your own life. Stories allow us to figure out the truth in our own life.