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**__ Tenth Grade English Common Process Writing Assignments __** ** First Half of Semester ** Related Work-WKCE Format-Persuasive Letter/Business Topic- Write a persuasive letter to the Board of Education in your school district expressing your feelings/concerns over a board ruling for your school. Use specific examples from your experiences and show support with research-based arguments. Please include any possible, reasonable solutions or alternatives. Some areas you may wish to discuss could include, but are not limited to: 1) Year-round school 2) Dress Codes 3) Four-day school weeks 4) Class offerings 5) Graduation requirements
 * Mary D. Bradford High School **
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Related Work(s)-Honors-“Young Goodman Brown”, Regular- “The Minister’s Black Veil”, __The Crucible__ Format-Analysis of Rhetorical Devices Topic- Write a 5-paragraph T-S-M essay analyzing the use of various rhetorical devices in story. The choice and number of rhetorical devices will be differentiated by teacher based on ability level of class. Essays must have clear thesis statement and clear “shows” with parenthetical citations from story. MLA format with Works Cited is required. Must show blueprint/outline, rough draft, revisions appropriate to skill level expectations, and typed final copy. ** Second Half of Semester **
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Related Work(s)-Honors-Malcom X and Martin Luther King, Jr. Regular-2 editorials of opposing viewpoints from:
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 * 1) Syndicated columnists from a major newspaper or news magazine
 * 2) __ Writing for Readers __ or __Models for Writers__

Format-Compare/Contrast Essay-Nonfiction Topic- Write a 5-paragraph T-S-M essay analyzing both sides of issue using teacher-controlled research of differentiated topics of a topical nature and choosing one of two types of compare/contrast formatting. MLA format is required, showing blueprint/outline, rough draft, revisions appropriate to skill level expectations, typed final copy with parenthetical citations, and Works Cited.

Related Work(s)-Honors-__The Great Gatsby, The Scarlet Letter, The Jungle, Frederick Douglass, Their Eyes Were Watching God__ Either: __Catcher In the Rye.__ Regular-__To Kill a Mockingbird, The Help, Pocket Change__ (inc.) Format-Analysis of Theme Topic- Write a 5+ paragraph essay analyzing the use of theme in novel. Essay must have clear thesis statement and shows from text with parenthetical citations. MLA format is required, showing blueprint/outline, rough draft, revisions appropriate to skill level expectations, and typed final draft with Works Cited.
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