Summary Of Patrick Sullivan's 'An Open Letter To Ninth Graders'
Sullivan, Patrick. "An Open Letter to Ninth Graders" January-February 2009
In Patrick Sullivan's "An Open Letter to Ninth Graders", Sullivan tries to give tips to all high school freshman on what to expect in college. Sullivan goes into details of what their future goals should look like; outstanding reading, writing, thinking, listening, self-discipline, and maturity skills. The purpose of him writing this is to prepare high school freshman for the future and warn them that if those skills aren't necessarily very sharp, they might have a hard time in college. Sullivan includes examples of people who would enjoy their time in college in order to encourage people who don't fit into those categories to save their money. The author also makes
In Patrick Sullivan's "An Open Letter to Ninth Graders", Sullivan tries to give tips to all high school freshman on what to expect in college. Sullivan goes into details of what their future goals should look like; outstanding reading, writing, thinking, listening, self-discipline, and maturity skills. The purpose of him writing this is to prepare high school freshman for the future and warn them that if those skills aren't necessarily very sharp, they might have a hard time in college. Sullivan includes examples of people who would enjoy their time in college in order to encourage people who don't fit into those categories to save their money. The author also makes