Write a 650-word compare-and-contrast essay that addresses how Anne (The diary of a young girl, Anne Frank) matures over the course of writing her diary. The final draft of your essay should include:

• A topic that is appropriate for a compare-and-contrast essay.
• A clear, and arguable, thesis statement that relates to the essay prompt.
• 2-3 body paragraphs that each feature a supporting claim, evidence from the text as support, and only relevant information that contributes to your argument.
• Use of either the point-by-point or block method of organization.
• Use transitions to reflect the method of organization you select.
• Evidence of revision to improve unity and coherence, as well as to address modifier errors.
• Use of three module vocabulary words (please bold these words when you use them)
• Use all three forms of verbals correctly: gerunds, participles, and infinitives.

VOCABULARY WORDS -

• peonies
• pogroms
• government
• capitulation
• ardent
• blithely
• florin
• shank's mare
• superfluous
• lumbago
• waxed
• waned
• obstinate
• fascist
• pall
• rows
• St. Nicholas Day
• staid
• tincture
• clandestine
• pedantic
• coquetry
• irrevocable
• peal
• fondants
• patronage
• impertinent
• despondency
• embryonic
• adroit
• variegated
• uproariously
• receded
• intimate
• infrequent
• epistle
• squibs
• tarried