For the timed writing on Richard Rodriguez’s Days of Obligation, I would give my essay a score of six. In my essay, I developed a sound thesis and answered all parts of the question. Specific examples and meaningful evidences from the passage were provided. However, I oversimplified Rodriguez’s views on Mexico and California. I argued that to Rodriguez, California and Mexico were completely different. My analysis also did not go too in depth (less sophisticated) with how Rodriguez’s use of contrasts between Mexico and California convey his conflicted feelings. For this timed writing on Rodriguez’s Days of Obligation and other timed writings in general, my strength is that I can correctly identify the author’s use of rhetorical devices, literary