Essay+Writing

ACTIVITY 1 //Opener:// In general, what are the key characteristics of excellent writing? What are additional keys to excellent writing in social studies?
 * order sequence
 * a thesis/ a main idea
 * a hook up sentence for the reader
 * evidence and reasoning (sources)
 * academic vocabulary
 * understanding

ACTIVITY 2

15 keys to excellent (social studies) essay writing:


 * 1) ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Be knowledgeable about your content ﻿ This must be the first top choice in starting the writing piece because if you do not know what are you writing about,how do you start?
 * 2) ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Read the directions / prompt / question carefully‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ I see those in all tests like MCAS or SAT, so it must be very important to do it for leading into an essay writing.
 * 3) Brainstorm & Outline
 * 4) ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Have an appropriate title‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ I don't really understand fully on why working with creating a title in a writing piece is important. I mean I know that it might spark interest and what kind of story it will be. Why is it so hard into creating the piece?
 * 5) Directly answer the question / respond to the prompt
 * 6) ‍‍‍‍‍‍Use a strong, clear thesis statement‍‍‍‍‍‍ ﻿ This one is always important because it can be the main point to your writing piece because it helps with the organization and stays in topic of what is the goal.
 * 7) Prove your thesis statement throughout the essay
 * 8) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Make sure your arguments are presented in an organized way
 * 9) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Include evidence/examples //and// analysis of them
 * 10) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">‍‍‍‍‍‍Include key terms, academic vocabulary, appropriate research/documents/sources I think for me, it is kind of hard for me to choose any new academic vocabulary and such. If Igot an idea I wanted to give out, I do not stop and think for any good words to excite the reader in my own way.
 * 11) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">‍‍‍‍‍‍Provide context
 * 12) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">‍‍‍‍‍‍Acknowledge other POVs / opposing arguments (and disprove them, if possible)‍‍‍‍‍‍ ﻿ I think this is part of like more of an addittional "attention-grabber" because reading into two arguments taht is opposing to one another, gives you a sense of your own understanding, like to your side of opinion.
 * 13) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">‍‍‍‍‍‍Use correct grammar and spelling‍‍‍‍‍‍ If the writing piece requires good spelling and grammer, I have to look over my writing piece. -.-"
 * 14) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Make sure the paragraphs and sentences flow together, that it’s a smooth read
 * 15) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Finish with something profound
 * 16) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Proofread and revise*

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">*bonus 16th key

The three points I highlighted are the most important because they are more helpful in the writing. I learned that it was mostly talked about in my classes, my teachers, and other people that helped me when Iwas having trouble with my writing piece. Organization is the key to help the reader and it is what I was having trouble with. If you don't have the order to what you are trying to show the reader, they won't get your point across and all you get is words. Knowing what you what in your writing before writing the piece is obviously important because if you don't, it seems likea "brain-fart" or something. It is the very start to beginning the writing piece, if you know what you are doing, everything is going to be alright. Acknowledging differnet point of views is also very good to the writing piece because the reader can analyze both opposing ideas and find out their own personal idea in it, but you may want to clue in that you want the reader to go on your side and understands why. The three are the top three because it is probably difficult but when you get through with it, it will be a piece of cake!

ACTIVITY 3

As a social studies writer, I have my strengths and weaknesses on my essays. My strengths are finding the right thesis to my piece and trying to get the evidence and analysis to put on top of it. Planning what I will be writing down is one of my strengths as well because if I don't plan and just keep on writing and stop to think for moment on what is going next, it seems a little messy to me. My weaknesses are having the limited time to write making me feel a little nervous in the writing I am suppose to write a topic about, adding into academic vocabulary, organization, and to proofread. When I finish one of writings, I mostly do not proofread because it was in rush or I think it is all set. Next time, even if I have the smallest time limit, I will proofread and it is a small mistake, I fix it. I need to improve on finding the good spot and to put inot thought that I need to have academic vocabulary because, I know that the readers want to see that my education is in good hands.

ACTIVITY 4 [|AP United States History 2010 Scoring Guidelines]
 * study and know your subject top to bottom
 * remember the time, date, and location on what you are studying
 * always: Organization
 * Thesis statement all the way
 * needs a lot of evidence and analysis (historical information)
 * needs to be on topic
 * needs to have all three aspects of the question
 * lessen on how many errors there are such as spelling and grammer
 * needs to be written

__Which parts of essay writing does the 8-9 essay incorporate? In other words, when you read the requirements for an 8-9 essay for this particular prompt, what are you reminded about excellent writing in general?__ The "8 -9" rubric for the essay reminded me that before I ever do the test, I must remember what I had study through my school semester because it can be randomly picked for the writing assignment. Also, I should be fully aware that it needs to be in shipshaped organization because it was one of the top choices that I think it is important. I also, need to know the important evidence and analysis that can affect my thesis, and the thesis is suppose to be up to mind during the mind and that needs to be reminded. It includes the spelling and grammer in your writing, and surpiseingly for me, it is important and I can see why, it can be annoying looking into the mistakes and not understand what the piece is acutally talking about.

__What are the main differences between an 8-9 essay and a 5-7 essay?__ It seems that the 5-7 essay has a more average looking way, I mean it is not much effort but it is an okay job that it is a pass I guess. The 8-9 essay rubric shows more of a challenge and excites the reader to understand more of the writer's perspective.

ACTIVITY 5

Sample 2A: I agree with the grading of an 8 because it has good sequencing on it, the organization, the writer have a good use of academic vocabulary, but it seems that it might not have the time or date for the order. It seems kind of short because it is like a summary to me a bit because it only shows that it is the 1700s. it has the good catchy feeling at the beginning of the writing piece. It has most of the the three aspects explained but one of them maybe does not have a little more information to the topic. Also, there is just a slight mistake on the spelling and the rest is fine. The thesis is not really shown clearly and deeply. Shows a lot of historical information.

ACTIVITY 6

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">From your experience and background knowledge, describe the proper structure of a (5 paragraph) social studies essay.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A catchy topic sentence to grab he reader's attention
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">a very small description of what will be thought through the writing piece
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A thesis statement
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">the next introduction to explaining one of the evidence of a subject
 * explaination of the evidence and anlysis with the historical information
 * always back up to the theis
 * same goes with the other three paragraphs and always back up with the theis
 * the concluding paragraph should have the this profound ending
 * ends with more of an interest for the reader and explains more of the thesis statement that is made

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Essay Structure <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1)‍‍ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__Title‍‍__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">– always have a title that you have created I always forgetting that the title is also important. I have to remember and put in mind about it.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__Intro Paragraph__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Introduce the topic with a general topic sentence.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">‍‍Include a year or time frame‍‍. Knowing the time and place and the specific timeline about it is also important because you know information that you don't know where it is from.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Provide context: explain key background and related info for the time period and topic.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">‍‍Transition ‍‍into a brief, general mention of the specific topic of the essay. Transition is also important because we don't want the reader to act surprised or confused.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Provide a <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__Thesis Statement__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> that clearly responds to the essay question or topic.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Make sure the sentences connect, that the paragraph flows.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__Body Paragraphs__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">‍‍Break the essay into specific subtopics (which should have been mentioned in your thesis statement)‍‍ I think breaking up into different subtopics and such is probably a good idea because it counts with great organization.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Begin each body paragraph with a TOPIC SENTENCE that is basically a thesis statement for that paragraph’s subtopic
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Topic sentences should bridge the previous paragraph (may require only one word to make a bridge (e.g. “also”))
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Follow general topic sentences with specific details, examples, evidence (from documents/research if applicable)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Include key terms, names, dates, events, and data (#s)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ANALYZE your evidence and examples - why are they important? what do they show? ‍‍So what?!‍‍ The So What?! is also importnat because in my previous class, my teacher is always saying that in our workproblems.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">‍‍PROVE YOUR THESIS throughout each paragraph‍‍ It is like the thesis should be everywhere and needs to known through the writing piece.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__Conclusion Paragraph__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Summarize some of the most important information from the essay.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">‍‍Acknowledge opposing arguments (and refute, if possible). I thought that the opposing views is supposed to be during in the body paragraphs. Why can it not?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">‍‍Restate your thesis in different words.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Explain why your topic is important in the big picture of history (so what?) and/or give a preview of what is or may be next to come...give your audience something strong to leave with.

__Write another brief paragraph reflection on your strengths and weaknesses as a social studies essay writer, especially taking into account the most recent information we have studied.__ On my strengths and weaknesses, it seems my addition are the title I need to work and knowing that the acknowleging the Point of Views are needed to written on the concluding paragraph. The most recent information that we have studied that the people that are reading our AP essays wants something to remember by our writing and that is why we need to end our writing in a profound way.

ACTIVITY 8 __Brainstorm: What is a thesis statement? Why are thesis statements so important?__ A thesis statement is what the main topic of the writing piece. They are important because it is the main argument of the writing piece, it concludes with all the details described onward with the writing. it is also important that it has to be in order backing up to the statement, the idea.

__What is the thesis statement used in that essay? What is your evaluation of that thesis statement?__ __﻿__Well, I think the thesis statement used in the essay is supposed to be that the reason of the U.S. victory in the revolutionary war is because of the balance of power. My evaluation of the thesis statement is that it did not clearly state their thesis. It is kind of hard to find.

ACTIVITY 9

Thesis Statements a. What is my topic? b. What argument am I prepared to make? c. How can I state my argument as clearly and powerfully as possible? d. Is my statement a direct answer to the question or response to the prompt or claim about the topic?
 * 1) A thesis statement is an argument. It is a 1-2 sentence statement of the purpose of your essay: what will you be proving to the reader in the essay?
 * 2) It should be toward the end of an introductory paragraph and include enough specifics that the reader has a general idea of the key points you will make to support your biggest claim.
 * 3) Your thesis statement should likely be a compound sentence, including a preview of the major points you will make to support your big claim. So, instead of writing a simple thesis statement like "The end of World War II brought about major consequences" you should probably write something like "When World War II ended in 1945, the major consequences included the division of Germany, the start of the United Nations, and the beginning of the Cold War."
 * 4) To write your thesis, ask yourself 4 questions:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -27pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A "compound sentence" is a sentence that have different points into one. The seperated parts into one sentence or two. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -27pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -27pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;">A sentence that includes two independant clauses. Coordinator or conjuction like for example and or but therefore <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -27pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The second theisis statement example in #3 is better than the first because it is more understandable and clear for the reader to know what is going on.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -27pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">define “compound sentence”
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -27pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">explain why the second thesis statement example in #3 is better than the first

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -27pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ACTIVITY 10


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For each essay question or prompt below, choose the better thesis statement from the two options that follow the question/prompt. For each choice, explain your reasoning.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -27pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//Prompt A// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -27pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: : Why were the American colonists successful in winning independence from the British in the late 18th century?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -27pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Choice 1: Aid from the French helped turn the tide of the American Revolution toward victory for the colonists. This, in addition to their previously held advantages of strong military leadership and homeland advantage, led the colonists to win the war and gain their independence.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -27pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Choice 2: In the late 18th century, after years of protesting unfair laws and many key battles, the American colonists won independence from their mother country of Great Britain.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -27pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;">﻿Answer: Choice #1: It answer the question well, in specific terms and explaining the why. On the other hand, choice #2 did not really answer the question. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font: 15px/0px Arial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: -27pt; margin-top: 0pt; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">

//Prompt B:// In what ways was the abolition movement of 19th century America divided?

Choice 1: The abolition movement of 19th century America was divided in terms of both tactics and goals, as there were strong, differing opinions over how to most effectively make abolition occur and the process by which complete abolition should be sought.

Choice 2: Leading up to the Civil War, the abolition movement in America was divided, but ultimately remained united enough to push leaders of the country to end slavery forever.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">﻿Answer: Choice #1: The statement explains the how answering what the questions was asking for, but the other statement did not explain anything and just explain the cause and effect of things. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">﻿ Don't go against the argument, it is said to go with the argument agreeing the statement and explaining why.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//Prompt C// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: __To what extent__ did Andrew Jackson’s presidency benefit the United States of America?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Choice 1: Despite his record on treatment of Native Americans, Andrew Jackson’s presidency greatly benefited the U.S. due to his administration’s work on expanding voting rights and economic policies.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Choice 2: Andrew Jackson was the eighth president of the United States and known for being the symbol of Jacksonian Democracy.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">﻿Answer: Choice #1: It tells what Andrew Jackson's actions that benifits the U.S. and it even added the "even though". Choice #2 is just stating the fact that did not really help, it was a bit off topic to the question.

ACTIVITY 11
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//Choose five// of the topics/questions/prompts below to create a thesis statement in response to.
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What is the best fast food restaurant operating today?
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Asses this statement: no movie should ever have a sequel.
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Should immigrants be allowed into the United States if they cannot speak basic English? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; vertical-align: baseline;">﻿ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; vertical-align: baseline;">For the continuing increase to the unemployment the United States have to go over the issue, but yet it seems that it cannot be steady. Their language is english and has been good helping out in businesses, but when it comes down with new foreigners that cannot speak basic English, it all goes down and those immigrants should not be allowed into the United States. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; vertical-align: baseline;">﻿Immigrants should not be allowed if they cannot speack basic English into the United States because most if the unemployment rate have been increasing gradually and most of the businesses have been full because of the many immigrants. Many citizens who were born in the country have the lesser opportunity on getting a job.
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What are the reasons that a ratings system has been implemented for video games?
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why are there different age limits set on driver’s licenses (varies by state), voting (18), and alcohol use (21)?
 * 6) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Should the United States ever attack another country that has not attacked the U.S. first? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; vertical-align: baseline;">﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The United States is known to have the great freedom, their military has dangerous nuclear weapons that can bring a great choas surrounding an area, they are also known to spread democracy to others in a peaceful and friendly manner. If they ever attack another country, it will break their name, they shoud not attack because that will wreak their pride for what they are. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">﻿﻿﻿The United States greatest advantages are their military weapon which is not used greatly because of the mass impact. The United States should attack another country that has not been attacked first because of the pride of their nation and the respect of the humankind.
 * 7) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To what extent is Malden High School a great place to go to school? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; vertical-align: baseline;">﻿<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Malden High School is a great place to go to school because it brings many opportunities to all students that wants to challenge themselves. They are one of the few school that accepts "Advanced Prep" classes or in short AP that can be supported as college credits, and ready start to what college can be. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">﻿Challenges and opportunities are open to some of the high school students but in Malden High there is. It is such a great place to go to because of how much support there is to exeed even to the college level.
 * 8) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Compare apples and oranges. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; vertical-align: baseline;">﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Apples and oranges have the difference in taste, shape, and color. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">﻿The comparison of two fruits, an apple and an orange, is so different because of their exquisite taste, the original shape, and the color.
 * 9) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Analyze the reasons for which some teenagers drop out of school. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; vertical-align: baseline;">﻿<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Most of the time there are teenagers dropping out school, their reasons are mostly said by the treatment of their supporters. No encouragement from both sides, their family and teachers, the peer pressure of the outside influence, the abuse, or what they cannot handle in thier current situation. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">﻿In the majority of education, teens have been dropping out of school and the reasons are also common to some. There was no encouragement or support from the school staff or their family, the peer pressure of the outside influence or the abuse, or which they can not seem to handle the situation of such, and many more.

ACTIVITY 12 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">It is said that Malden is a great place to raise kids through the media, and it is true. One of these schools is the Malden High School that shows the great opportunities to let the students challenge themselves. It is a coed and diverse school that has the opportunity of communication and understanding the different background of an unique individual. Many students gets to see how much adventure and the curiousity that went through a circulation, that including the teachers that also have something different to share. The connections with the students and other school staff is also common. A whole variety of clubs, activities, and programs are listed for any benefit that comes with it and for students that has an interest into joining for their pleasure. There are also something more challenging, educational, and very helpful for the students who want to prepare for their future and that is the Advanced Prep classes, a program that is relate to college work assignments. Malden High School is more of a small society of many opportunities waiting for the students, encouraging to go forward for their future. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The helpful society have guidance counselors that when students have the courage to get help, they will gladly try to lead you to the right direction. At the first year of high school, it is a fresh and helpful start for the first- years leading more to help open up the minds and let them challenge themselves for the best for the future. They have the encouragement and have the responsibility to themselves for the hard work they need to achieve for themselves and getting the award by that. There is right amount of couselours to look and is divided by the four different houses, Holland, Boyle, Jenkins, and Brunelli, so the many students roaming around can have the easy short limited time to wait to see their guidance counselors. Every student individually have the help and support by other school staff as well and the responsibility to take in and choose for themselves. That is not the only thing helps improve the popularity of why newcomers have come to this high school, the education that is taught to the students have made more of option for them, other than the requirements that is handed for them to pass the year.
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