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162lost in an eerie hallucination. He only returns to physical, tangible reality when Agnid brings him back to his senses by pressing a hot cup of water into his hand. By reconnecting Ivek with his senses, Agnid helps him overcome the enemy of nothingness. At first, nothingness could seem like an easy opponent. After all, what%u2019s there to fight? But in Louise Erdrich%u2019s short story, she conveys the theme that nothingness may be the most terrifying villain of all, when it seeps into sight, sound, and touch. Even once Ivek and all children have made it to school safely, the brave bus driver knows he must battle nothingness one more time: he tells his story and writes it down. That memory would stay as something. Carefully read the student sample essay %u201cThe Hollow Children%u201d and answer the following questions for revision. Questions for Revision 1. How well does this essay%u2019s thesis respond to the prompt? Would you revise it in any way? If so, how? 2. Examine the relationship between the thesis and the topic sentences. Do you think the basic structure of the essay is effective or ineffective? Why? 3. Overall, how effectively does the evidence support the thesis? 4. Identify a paragraph that is especially effective. What particular qualities of that paragraph make it effective? 5. Identify a paragraph that might be improved. How might you revise it to improve it? ACTIVITY Providing Peer Feedback for Revision Crafting an Analysis of Theme in Fiction Venita Blackburn wrote the short story %u201cHalloween%u201d for the New Yorker %u2019s 2021 Flash Fiction series. Read the story carefully. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how the narrator%u2019s complex reaction to danger conveys a theme. Make sure to explore bigpicture literary elements in your analysis, like plot, character, setting, point of view, and%u00a0symbol. Culminating Activity Analysis of Theme in FictionCulminating Activity Copyright %u00a9 Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. Distributed by Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. For review purposes only. Not for redistribution.