Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you take and defend a position about the theme of the story "A Special Tree." Use evidence from the text to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you explain the importance of setting in the story "A Special Tree." Use evidence from the text to support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that explains how shifting the narrative focus from the children to Mr. Mani and back in "The School Among the Pines" creates humor as different perspectives are revealed. Use textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 4
Write an essay in which you analyze the ambiguous ending of "The Wind on Haunted Hill." What evidence in the text points to the conclusion that Usha really did see ghosts? What evidence points to another explanation? What is the purpose of leaving the ending ambiguous?
Essay Topic 5
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