English essay! for your portfolio project for this unit, you will compose a personal philosophy and self -improvement plan for santiago. this plan will take the form of a proposal (see pp.560–562 of writing with power). your personal philosophy and self improvement plan will have the following three main components: 1. introduction—give an overview of santiago’s personal philosophy about life. in your introduction, articulate any challenges santiago is facing and how his personal improvement plan could address them. 2. daily schedule —outline how santiago should spend each day in order to meet his goals. 3. general advice— give santiago advice about values as well as activities and choices he should pursue to meet his goals. overall, you should take into consideration what you have learned about santiago’s preferences, values, and personality from reading the novel and from your reflections in the advice from american authors activity. your plan should also reflect your knowledge of the philosophies of living expressed by the authors you read in advice from american authors. the proposal should also follow the features of a good proposal as outlined on p. 561 of writing with power. you may compose your proposal in any word- processing software. it should be at least three pages long.

Activity construct an argument about a topic, theme, or idea that you read about in william shakespeare's romeo and juliet, act ii or act iii. make sure you create a central claim for your argument that is debatable. provide textual evidence from the play to support your argument. here are some ideas for your essay. notice how each topic is focused and specific. you may write about one of these topics or choose your own focused and specific topic: discuss juliet's level of maturity and compare it to romeo's. compare how the two characters react to the events after their marriage, when romeo is banished from verona. discuss the balcony scene. does the knowledge of romeo and juliet's final fate influence the meaning of the balcony scene or the audience's interpretation of it? discuss the characters of tybalt and romeo as they relate to the theme of family and the theme of love. explain how the character of tybalt develops the theme of family and how the character of romeo develops the theme of romantic love. discuss the character of friar laurence. what motivates him to romeo and juliet to defy their parents? part a choose a topic based on what you read in act ii or act iii of romeo and juliet. then write a thesis statement. part b identify two or three short excerpts from the play as textual evidence to support your thesis statement. part c write a 300-word essay arguing the thesis of your analysis. (i mainly need on part b and c)