Thursday, November 21, 2013

For 11/25

We will be writing an in-class, timed (40 minutes) argumentative essay on Monday.  Today in class you received the essay prompt (below) and this weekend you should be outlining/brainstorming in preparation for Monday's essay.
Remember, an argumentative essay asks you to explore the validity of an assertion using examples from your reading, observation, studies, or experience.  Each body paragraph in your essay should explore a different example (current event, history, literature, whatever you've learned in your independent reading -- or your group's books).

Below is a PDF of sample essays with their scores explained, based on the following prompt:



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