Academic level- 9-10th grade. Don’t make it sound too intelligent with big words because I don’t use that many intelligent words. Use transitions but not contractions. Include a quote in each paragraph and make it enjoyable to read I have a thesis if you could please use it as the first sentence- In the short story “Recitatif”, Toni Morrison uses the motif of abandonment to show how Twyla and Roberta were heavily affected by their mother’s choices.