The assignment that is included in this portfolio is the Romeo and Juliet essay that I wrote in my freshman year of high school. The original assignment was to write about an important event in the play. The important event that I chose to write about, was the death of the character Tybalt, and the three main causes that contributed to it. I chose to include this piece in my portfolio because it was not one of my best pieces of writing, and I wanted to show a distinct difference in my writing over the past year. This piece of writing is very telling of my 9th grade year. My 9th grade year was somewhat challenging, and this piece of writing shows that. My weak control over syntax and diction are apparent, and the essay is overall very generic.
