In the following literature selections,individuals experience rites of passage in various ways: the bass, the river and shelia mant by w.d. wetherell oranges by gary soto i know why the caged bird sings by maya angelou first lesson by philip booth "on turning ten" by billy collins "hanging fire" by audre lorde "the scarlet ibis" by james hurst "my brother's keeper" by jay bennett choose at least two of the selections above and write about the rites of passage that individuals in the selections confront. provide evidence by including names of characters as well as specific details from the text to support your claim. i need some advice, how do i start my essay?

The following is an outline for your essay:

Introduction"The bass, The River and Sheila Mant""Oranges" protagonists experience dating rites of passageParagraph twoshort story: young narratordates Sheila by boathides bassSheila goes back home with another guyregretsParagraph threepoem: young narratorwinter timegoes on a date on foot buys the girl a chocolatehe eats an orangeConclusionsame rite of passagedifferent outcomes

I have chosen:

Hanging Fire by Audre Lorde On Turining Ten by Billy Collins

Explanation:

The “Rites of passage” refers to a significant life change, in this case… After reading these poems what has changed in you? Have you felt something different while reading and analyzing these poems? You can include this as the conclusion of your essay. Also, be sure to include how life has changed when turning 10, in the Billy Collins poem and how it feels to be a 14-year-old, according to Lorde’s poem.  

You can start your essay with the tittle of your chosen selection, in this case they are: Hanging Fire and On Turning Ten.  

Then you can start an introduction stating the objectives of the essay and also, a brief description of both poem, it’s important not to start analyzing at this point, as this should be included in the development.  

The development you can start analyzing both poems, firstly one by one and then you can compare both.  

An finally, do your conclusions.  

Do not forget it is important to cite everything you use as a reference –web pages, encyclopedias, magazines, books, etc. And references go at the end, after your conclusions.  

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Explanation:

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