Assignment for Tuesday 11/4

Yes, we do have class on Tuesday! GO VOTE and come to class.

Here's the new prompt:
Your community has received a fund of money to be spent on improving the quality of life for all citizens. Two proposals have been made. One is to build a stadium with a stage for theater, music, and dance. The other is to create an exercise trail through the park. Write a letter to your city councilman urging him or her to vote for the proposal of your choice.

One thing we talked about in class:

• This is your world that you are inventing. You can create specifications like the exercise trail has a variety for exercises, some difficult ones for athletes, some accessible for children, some that could be done by seniors or people with disabilities . . . In other words, this is your world. Take it over.

We also talked about several types of arguments that could be used for a variety of prompts, for example --

• bringing diverse groups of people together. Remember, we live in Queens -- many national groups, many languages. You can always argue that people hang out with their own people so much that they are not getting to know each other, and public events can bring people together.
• reducing stress.
• health.
  
• improving the economy of the neighborhood. Any time you have an activity that gets people out, you have an opportunity to increase the numbers of people patronizing local businesses, which brings in more taxes that can be spent on improving the neighborhood, which brings in more business . . . .

If you're confident with organizing your body paragraphs, experiment with a counterargument. If not, stick to the positive arguments till you get good at them.

We analyzed two sample essays in class. Email me for them.