Demonstrate your understanding of how to compose argumentative texts using genre characteristics and craft by using the questions in the checklist to revise your supporting details and examples in your argumentative essay. Be sure that your revisions improve the structure, coherence, and focus of your writing. When you have finished revising, type your essay in the box below.

Consider the text from "machu picchu: a city in the sky” and its central idea. informational text: every year, thousands of tourists come to peru to see machu picchu. to reach machu picchu, tourists can hike along the famous inca trail. the trail covers twenty-six miles. it winds through beautiful mountains, forests, and jungle. visitors can also take a bus or train ride up to the ruins. the train takes you past miles of farmland along the urubamba river valley. above are the andes mountains. the tops of the mountains are often covered with mist. then, the train goes up a mountain on a winding road. the road climbs almost 1,640 feet. other incan ruins can be seen beside the road. most are very small compared to the city ahead. central idea: tourists enjoy visiting machu picchu in the mountains of peru. what supporting detail is most important to include in a summary of this text? people can hike the inca trail or take a train or bus to reach machu picchu. when people travel to machu picchu, they see miles of surrounding farms. people are surprised by the mist on the peaks of the andes mountains. when people visit machu picchu, they sometimes see other smaller ruins.

In me thou seest the twilight of such day, as after sunset fadeth in the west, which by and by black night doth take away, death's second self that seals up all in rest. —"sonnet 73," william shakespeare read the second quatrain of “sonnet 73,” and then answer the questions. what is the best paraphrase of these lines? what is the central idea of these lines?

According to the mla format, which best demonstrates the similarities and differences between the citations of a magazine and a book? both require the title and author, while magazines require the editor of the magazine. both require a date of publication, while magazines require the page number of the article. both require the format of the book, while books require the page number of the information. both require a location of publication, while books require the edition of the book if there is more than one.