After reading the short excerpt from "Land of Little Rain" and My Ántonia, compare and contrast the writing style of Cather and Austin. Both take care to recreate the landscape with their words. Which author is more effective? How and why? Use specific evidence and quotes from both texts.

Here are the assignment specifics:

Your document will have 3 pages: one for Austin, one for Cather, and the last one for summarizing.

Page 1 - Type this on the Austin page of your journal.

Write a one paragraph summary and analysis of Austin's writing.
Identify what she does well. Also note what is a challenge of her writing.
Provide examples and direct quotes.
Find one image that captures the description of Austin. Paste this on the Austin page of your journal response.

Page 2 - Type this on the Cather page of your journal.

Write a one paragraph summary and analysis of Cather's writing.
Identify what she does well. Also note what is a challenge of her writing.
Provide examples and direct quotes. Find one image that captures the description of Cather.
Paste this on the Cather page of your journal response.

Page 3 - On the summary page, write an "argument" paragraph discussing which author is more effective at utilizing place/environment in their writing.

Provide evidence and direct quotes.
Make sure this includes a claim, evidence, warrant, and conclusion statement.
Underline and label each of these for your teacher.