The following short story, “Elsewhere,” written by Stephanie McClure, was published in 2015. In this story a little girl, Zita, slips out of her house at dawn. Read the passage carefully. Then, write a paragraph in which you make a defensible claim regarding how McClure uses literary elements and techniques to establish a setting that helps convey Zita’s complex perspective. In your paragraph, you should incorporate at least one piece of evidence from the text to support your claim.

In your response you should do the following:

Respond to the prompt with a claim that presents a defensible interpretation.
Select and use evidence to support your interpretation.
Explain how the evidence supports your interpretation.
Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.