For this writing assignment, you will analyze the structure and technique in “When a Classmate is a Former Innmate.” In a well-developed essay, please answer the three questions below. Be sure to provide textual evidence from the essay to support your answers.
What method of introduction – brief story, stating importance of topic, or broad-to-narrow – does Lantigua-Willimas use, and why do you think she chose this way to begin her article?
What patterns of development (description, exemplification, compare/contrast, etc.) are the most dominant in the essay?
What type of tone does the author use throughout the essay? Why do you think she adopts this tone, and is it effective?