Write a paragraph about a section of clap when you land, here is the section:
"Respira, Yahaira, respira.
Asi, nice, big breaths." 

I feel like a spool of thread


I'm rolling undone 
from the truth of this thing. 

A sister. A sister. A sister.  

here is the rubric:
Grading Rubric
Author's Style: Accurately identifies key elements of the author's style and recognizes how style contributes to the meaning of the text
Beginning - 6.5 
Approaching - 7.5 
Meeting - 8.5
Exceeding - 10


Structure & Organization: Ideas are structured skillfully or purposefully in support of a focus. Transitions support writing. 
Beginning - 6.5 
Approaching - 7.5 
Meeting - 8.5
Exceeding - 10

here is a really good example:
Name:________________________
English IH - Clap When You Land 

Analytical Writing Workshop 

Focus Areas 
Clear and specific topic sentence
Break down the language and devices in your quotations (What devices are used? What are their effects?)
Link to bigger meaning: How do the quotations support your understanding of the meaning of this poem and/or larger ideas in the novel?



MODEL RESPONSE
Read the following response, and identify 3 strengths. Prepare to share your explanation about why they are strengths.

In the excerpt from pages 60 to 61 in Clap When you Land, Elizabeth Acevedo conveys the importance of knowing one’s own beauty through imagery and similes. Knowing one’s self-worth is very important because it gives them the ability to be unapologetic about who they are and when they don’t fit society’s norms. One example of this is when Acevedo writes, “you are dark & always been beautiful:/ like the night like a star after it bursts,/ like obsidian & onyx & jet, precious/ But I know I am beautiful/ like all & none of those things.” When Acevedo compares Yahaira to the precious stones “obsidian,” “onyx,” and “jet” she talks about how dark is beautiful but the most important part about this quote is when Yahaira says, “But I know I am beautiful/ like all & none of those things.” This means that she is beautiful as the precious stones but she is also her own individual beauty. Finding one’s self beauty and accepting it is hard for most but it may be harder for Yahiara specifically because she is part of the LBGTQ+community. And because it is hard to find one’s identity it becomes even harder when [parts of] society is against them. That is why Yahaira finding and accepting her beauty is so important. The second example of Acevedo conveying one’s beauty is by using imagery. In the quote “But I came out of Papi’s mirror,/ his bella negra./ Thick hair like his,/ thick lips like his,/ thick skin like his,” Acevedo tells of how similar Yahaira and her dad are by their physical attributes, but one physical attribute also has a figurative meaning. When Acevedo says “ thick skin like his,” she is talking about the figurative meaning of having thick skin, which means that someone is not easily offended by criticism. This goes hand and hand with knowing one’s own beauty because when they have accepted who they are it is harder to make them think badly about themselves. This is important to Yahaira because she is a part of the LGBTQ+ community and because of that [some] people may try to make her feel terrible about it and if she doesn’t have a “thick skin” then it could break her. This is why knowing one’s own beauty can change their life. They can feel confident and free in who they are and they don’t have to worry about fitting into society’s norms.