Summer Reading Essay

You will write an essay in class about The Color of Water. Your essay should explore how a significant moment in each of the lives of Ruth and James McBride exemplifies one of Erik Erikson's 8 stages of psycho-social development. You may not use the same stage twice. Your introduction should begin with a quote about how inner conflict leads to growth.

Your introduction should follow the format we worked on in class, and your body paragraphs should follow the MEAL/TEAL format.