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One way to become a better writer is to read good writing.

Read:

This week read "Why and When We Speak Spanish in Public" by Myriam Marquez in The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition on page 429.

Writing Project

Your writing project for this month will be to complete a character analysis from Refugee.

Read this article to learn more about how to write a character analysis.

From your reading this week, make notes about the primary characters:

• strengths/weaknesses
• actions
• what they are saying or thinking.

Remember to include page numbers so you can go back to the evidence of the book to help you in your writing.