High school students combine critical thinking skills with essay writing. Students will use prompts taken from African American History to practice five essay types: Narrative Descriptive Expository Persuasive Compare and Contrast. Every section begins with a brief review of the essay type. The essays start with simple prompts and increase in difficulty as the book progresses. Sample Descriptive Prompt: Katherine Johnson excelled at math at a young age. Write an essay describing a school subject that you enjoy. ...
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High school students combine critical thinking skills with essay writing. Students will use prompts taken from African American History to practice five essay types: Narrative Descriptive Expository Persuasive Compare and Contrast. Every section begins with a brief review of the essay type. The essays start with simple prompts and increase in difficulty as the book progresses. Sample Descriptive Prompt: Katherine Johnson excelled at math at a young age. Write an essay describing a school subject that you enjoy. Sample Persuasive Prompt: Pick an African American who hasn't been on a United States postage stamp. Provide at least three arguments in support of this person's inclusion. Sample Compare and Contrast Prompt: Compare and contrast the court cases and outcomes of the Scottsboro boys and the Exonerated (Central Park) 5.
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