Writing Directions
Read the passage handed out in class and write a 400-word essay responding to the ideas it presents. In your introduction, be sure to state the article’s most important ideas. Develop your introduction by identifying the one idea in the passage that you feel is especially significant, and explain its significance - this will be your thesis. Support this thesis with evidence or examples drawn from the article, other texts you have read and/or learned in school, and/or personally experienced. As you write your essay, be sure to summarize the important passages in your own words, quoting where you feel necessary or desirable to make a point.
Remember to review your essay and make any changes or corrections that are needed to help your reader follow your thinking. You will have 60 minutes to complete your essay.
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