Assignment for Tuesday 12/11

We did some grammar work and started a new prompt:

Your school has received a grant that provides money for improving the educational level of all students. Two proposals have been made. One is to hire more teachers in order to create smaller classes. The other is to develop a tutoring program in which more advanced students are trained to work with students in need of help. Write a letter to your school principal in which you argue for one of the proposals.

I assigned a new requirement for the body paragraphs. This will help you make your paragraphs more juicy:

• Topic sentence that simply states your first, second, or third reason
• 2 or 3 sentences in which you describe "What is the problem?" What's wrong? Why is this program needed?
• 3 - 4 sentences explaining why this reason will address or solve that problem
• more general sentence wrapping up the paragraph

If you'll follow that format for each body paragraph, you'll find that you have more juice. No, you aren't describing the same problem in each paragraph. In each case, the problem will be tied to the reason being discussed in that paragraph.

Email me if you have questions! Do not come to class without a typed completed essay. Extra credit for emailing it to me ahead of time.