Write a Literary Exploration Essay for Crow Lake and additional texts on the following topic:
What is your opinion of the idea that the past can affect who people become as adults?
In your writing, you should:
Refer to the actions, thoughts, and words of characters that suggest the theme. Look to descriptions from the narrator and other characters that also suggest a theme.
Re-read and take notes on important scenes, such as the exposition, complications, and the climax.
Make the theme your controlling idea around which you organize your writing.
Make sure that the examples and details that you select are relevant, specific, and support your ideas about the idea that the past can have an influence on others.