1. Over the course of this unit, you have read traditional persuasive essays, essays about autobiographical incidents, letters, legends, and poems. All of these works were written with the intention of passing on important advice or instructions to readers. Choose the two works that you find to be the most effective in conveying their message. For each work do the following:

2.:

• Explain why you think the work is effective in conveying its message.

• Discuss what the important advice or instruction conveyed in the work is.

• Use an example from the text to support your answer.

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Zechariah Torres

25 February, 23:31

1. Over the course of this unit, you have read traditional persuasive essays, essays about autobiographical incidents, letters, legends, and poems. All of these works were written with the intention of passing on important advice or instructions to readers. Choose the two works that you find to be the most effective in conveying their message. For each work do the following:

2.:

• Explain why you think the work is effective in conveying its message.

• Discuss what the important advice or instruction conveyed in the work is.

• Use an example from the text to support your answer.

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Rosemary Molina · Answer 1

An example of the traditional essay is "If" by Rudyard Kipling. In the text, the author tries to convince the son to do the right thing in order to become a man. The text is effective because it provides concrete and personal examples. It also reaches out to a general audience.