UNIT: Writing About Oneself You are to complete each stage of the writing process for one of the prompts below. You can only choose one. You will be directed to complete one task at a time and to put each completed activity into a portfolio for your teacher to evaluate. You will be graded not only on your final paper but also on all the work you do to produce that paper. Read the rubric on page 9 of this document before you begin. Your final paper will be a five paragraph essay. PROMPT 1: “The
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Critical Response Jay Asher’s book 13 Reasons Why is entertaining. His story of Hannah Baker and her feelings is disturbing. The main theme is: ’Think before you act; you could be hurting someone without knowing it’ makes me feel depressed. Asher’s use of imagery on page 160‚ "Hannah always looked depressed. The smile on her face never reappeared‚" supports that theme because it shows that the way people acted really did have a negative effect on Hannah. The tone throughout the book is dark
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Your class is making a box to be seen in 2096. Write an essay explaining the one thing you would like to put in that box and why. Topic: A box Key Word: What to Write: What would you like to put in that box. Vandalism is becoming a problem in today’s society. Do you think teenagers who vandalize should pay fines or serve mandatory community service to help repair the damage? Write an essay to convince (p) your reader of your position. Topic: Vandalism is becoming a problem in our society
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Volunteering writing prompt A lot of junior high schools and high schools around the country require students to have a certain number of hours each semester in volunteering around their community. They believe that it is a good idea because it promotes good citizenship and cultivate skills. I do agree that it helps students build character and it gets them volunteer hours‚ but I also believe that if you require someone to volunteer it’s not really volunteering. That sounds like forced volunteerism
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Eckhart English 1301 25 January 2012 Diagnostic Writing Prompt 1. How comfortable are you with academic writing? I am quite comfortable with academic writing. I displayed exceptional skill in comprehensive writing when I was in high school‚ and I feel confident that‚ despite the time that has passed‚ my skills are still proficient. I have always taken pride in my spelling‚ and I have an obsessive compulsion toward proper grammar when writing in a professional manner. 2. What problems do you
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Creative Writing Prompts 1. You’re digging in your garden and find a fist-sized nugget of gold. 2. Write about something ugly — war‚ fear‚ hate‚ cruelty — but find the beauty (silver lining) in it. 3. The asteroid was hurtling straight for… 4. Write about your early memories of faith‚ religion‚ or spirituality; yours or someone else’s. 5. 5. Silvery flakes drifted down‚ glittering in the bright light of the harvest moon. The blackbird… 6. The detective
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The Giver Writing Prompt: It’s almost midnight and you’re almost finished with your sixth cup of coffee. Your eyes strain as you stare at your computer screen looking at college applications. Once again‚ you go through the college pamphlets scattered on your desk and you read paragraphs to see it they provide a good job in the field you want. Sounds like a nightmare‚ right? Well‚ believe it or not this is reality for students looking for a college that suits their interests. Every
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If you could be one for just 24 hours‚ what cereal box cartoon character would you be? Why? •What was the best thing that happened to you this weekend? (used August 23‚ 1998) •What is your favorite animal? List three adjectives to explain your choice. •What is your favorite color? List three adjectives to explain your choice. •It’s a very hot and muggy day. You desperately want something very cool and refreshing to quench your thirst and revitalize your body. What would
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Issues with schools disciplining students outside of school grounds and unaffiliated with anything to do with the school have been an uprising the past few years. Recently a 12 year old girl was expelled from her school for making a remark about a hall monitor on Facebook. The school saw this as an act of bullying and punished her so issues kept happening with the girl the girl was suspended‚ the girl sued the school for violating her first amendment (freedom of speech)‚ and her fourth amendment
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YOU PEOPLE EXPECT ME TO DO ALL OF YOUR GODDAMN SHIT FOR YOU! I am not here to serve your every whim. I just scan your groceries and take your money and occasionally if you are nice‚ not murder you in my mind as I bag your groceries you entitled twenty something prick. Yeah‚ you know who you are with your stupid fashionable hair cut and Pabst Blue Ribbon piss water. Don’t look at me like that! Get over here and bag your own shit and don’t give me any of that‚ “I’m not being paid to do this‚” bull
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