In class assignment
WRD 104 – Composition & Rhetoric II
In-Class Writing Activity #2
Spring 2014
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Using local newspapers such as “The Chicago Tribune,” research a communal problem that exists in the city of Chicago. Argue for how the mayor or Chicago citizens can begin the process of confronting or alleviating the problem in a 700 word essay. In the essay, explain the nature of the problem and then discuss how a specific plan can serve as a possible solution to the problem. The audience for the essay can be either the mayor of Chicago or a group of local Chicago citizens. Use the MLA style system for in-text citations and sources used. Chicago Public Schools incorporates a wide variety of schools, the four main types being district schools, selective schools, magnet schools and charter schools. District schools accept every student that has residence inside the schools boundary lines. Selective schools require students to apply for a spot and there is not a definite chance that that student will be accepted. Magnet schools use both district lines and an application process in order to determine their student body. Lastly, charter schools are schools create their own requirements for enrollment, and their own policies over all. Lately there has been much debate over the discipline policies at many Chicago charter schools. According to a Chicago Tribune article written by Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah and Alex Richards, this year is the first time that charter schools have released the numbers of expulsions and suspensions and the numbers are quite shocking. Students who attend charter schools have been receiving expulsions and suspensions over 12 times more often than district run schools. This article also states that the reason for these high numbers is because charter schools use discipline in order to improve their academic records. The high rates of expulsions and suspensions is just the start of the issue. “Last school year, approximately 75 percent of all suspensions were
In-Class Writing Activity #2
Spring 2014
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Using local newspapers such as “The Chicago Tribune,” research a communal problem that exists in the city of Chicago. Argue for how the mayor or Chicago citizens can begin the process of confronting or alleviating the problem in a 700 word essay. In the essay, explain the nature of the problem and then discuss how a specific plan can serve as a possible solution to the problem. The audience for the essay can be either the mayor of Chicago or a group of local Chicago citizens. Use the MLA style system for in-text citations and sources used. Chicago Public Schools incorporates a wide variety of schools, the four main types being district schools, selective schools, magnet schools and charter schools. District schools accept every student that has residence inside the schools boundary lines. Selective schools require students to apply for a spot and there is not a definite chance that that student will be accepted. Magnet schools use both district lines and an application process in order to determine their student body. Lastly, charter schools are schools create their own requirements for enrollment, and their own policies over all. Lately there has been much debate over the discipline policies at many Chicago charter schools. According to a Chicago Tribune article written by Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah and Alex Richards, this year is the first time that charter schools have released the numbers of expulsions and suspensions and the numbers are quite shocking. Students who attend charter schools have been receiving expulsions and suspensions over 12 times more often than district run schools. This article also states that the reason for these high numbers is because charter schools use discipline in order to improve their academic records. The high rates of expulsions and suspensions is just the start of the issue. “Last school year, approximately 75 percent of all suspensions were