Write an obituary for Mark Twain that balances the positives from Harper’s Weekly obituary with the negatives from the Colorado Springs Gazette’s chronology.
Be sure to:
Introduce a topic and main idea to be examined.
Organize ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it.
Develop the topic with facts, definitions, details, quotations, and other information and examples from BOTH passages.
Use transitions to create cohesion, to link sections of the text, and to clarify the relationships among ideas.
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the ideas presented.
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