The thesis and topic sentences are already written, so you add the two pieces of evidence from the story and explain each one.
In “The Firefly Jar,” the mason jar is more than a container. It shows how Maya learns from Grandma that some things are only beautiful when they are free.
In paragraph 2, the mason jar is first shown as a way to hold the fireflies. For example, the story says tap here, then highlight evidence in the story.
By the end of the story, the mason jar comes to mean something different. For example, the story says tap here, then highlight evidence in the story.
In the end, the mason jar shows that love sometimes means letting go. What began as a jar for catching fireflies becomes a symbol of how Maya learns to hold on to Grandma’s memory without holding on to the fireflies.