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PREWRITING PART1

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English Composition Challenge Assessment

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English Composition Challenge Assessment

Group 3: Narration and Persuasion (Choose only one topic)

1. In approximately 400–500 words, using narration and

persuasion techniques, state your goals for your career

upon graduation and persuade a potential employer of

your ability to perform in a particular position that you’re

applying for.

2. In approximately 400–500 words, using persuasive

(argument) techniques, persuade the reader to purchase

a hybrid car instead of a traditional automobile.

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English Composition Challenge Assessment

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English Composition Challenge Assessment

Group 4: Definition and Classification

(Choose only one topic)

1. In approximately 400–500 words, using definition and

classification strategies, discuss types of restaurants

and the possible side effects of eating out.

2. In approximately 400–500 words, using definition and

classification strategies, discuss types of music and their

effect on mood.

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English Composition Challenge Assessment

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Part 7: MLA Style

In this section, you’ll demonstrate your proficiency in the

concepts of rhetorical analysis, research, and the correct use

of MLA style. You’ll compose a persuasive essay that contains

a paraphrase, a short citation, and a hanging quotation, each

of which is properly formatted and cited in MLA style. You

also must include, in a Works Cited list at the end of your

essay, a citation from an Internet source, a book, a chapter

from a book, and a magazine.

This section of your exam may be typed. Compose a

persuasive essay of 750–1,000 words based on one of

the following topics:

1. “More than 5,000 teens die each year in car crashes in

the United States. The rate of crashes, fatal and nonfatal,

per mile driven, for 16-year-old drivers is almost 10 times

the rate for drivers ages 30 to 59, according to the National

Highway Safety Administration. Many industrialized coun-

tries in Europe and elsewhere have a driving age of 17

or 18” (Bowles). Based on this quote, research this topic

and persuade the reader, whether you agree or not, that

it’s in the best interest of the country to raise the national

driving age to 18 years.

2. “Members of CORE said there are about 110,000 people

waiting for an organ donation, but only about 25,000

transplants each year” (OVMC). Whether you agree with

the concept or not, research the topic of organ donation,

challenge the myths behind this cause, and write a

paper that discusses the process.

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English Composition Challenge Assessment

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English Composition Challenge Assessment

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English Composition Challenge Assessment

COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING

YOUR ASSIGNMENT

Once you’ve finished the assignment, look it over several

times to ensure you’ve completed each section and haven’t

made any errors. Be

sure to mark typed pages with your

name and student number. Once you’re ready to submit the

assignment,

place the assignment booklet and typed essay

pages in the

envelope provided.

Print your name, address,

student number, and the exam number in the return address.

Remember, the entire assignment must be submitted

together, by mail, to be considered for scoring. This

includes all required information specified in the Required

Information Form. No e-mailed or faxed submissions will

be considered.

Mail the exam to

Penn Foster

ATTN: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

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