Persuasive Essay Practice

Hi Everyone!

Please read the following prompt and write a well thought out thesis statement in which you take a position on the issue and present three examples which support your argument.

In some high schools, students are required to complete a certain number of community service hours prior to graduation. Some people think community service is a good requirement because they think students will benefit from this experience. Other people think schools should not require community service because students will resent the requirement and, as a result, will not benefit from the experience. In your opinion, should high schools require students to complete a certain
number of hours of community service?

In your essay, take a position on this question. You may write about either one of the two points of view given, or you may present a different point of view on the question. Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

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Even More Practice!

 Hi everyone!

Here are your blog questions for this weekend :)

The Paleolithic ^{period is the early}₁ period of human development, as well as the longest. It is also commonly referred to as the Old Stone Age. It lasted from about 2 million years ago until between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago. Development during this ^{period excruciatingly}₂ slow. The Paleolithic period is usually divided into ^{three sections:}₃ the Lower, Middle, and Upper.

1.
A: NO CHANGE
B: period is the earlier
C: period is the 
D: period is the earliest

2.
A: NO CHANGE
B: period very excruciatingly
C: period were excruciatingly
D: period was excruciatingly 

3.
A: NO CHANGE
B: three sections;
C: three Sections:
D: three sections

Question of the Day!

Hi Juniors,

Here is another English grammar question. Read the paragraph carefully and answer the question.

Tuning In During the Twenties

The RCA executives who created the powerful NBC network were right to see that sizable profits would come from this new medium.

Even in 1930 for example an hour's advertising on nationwide radio to forty-seven cities cost $10,180. Advertising turned broadcasting into an industry, and the untapped potential of the airwaves

began to be realized.

Choose the best alternative for the underlined words.
A. NO CHANGE
B. begins realizing it.
C. began reality.
D. began it’s realizing.

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Welcome to ACT and Writing!

Hello Juniors!

I am so glad to have you all in my class this year! I know it will be a challenging, yet exciting year for you as you prepare for the ACT exam and think about applying to colleges. I know every one of you will meet your goals!

To start things off, who can be the first person to answer this Reading practice questions?


Surrounded by the ancient city of Rome, Vatican City is an independent nation on the west bank of the Tiber River.

Given that all of the choices are true, which one best supports the sentence’s claim about Vatican City’s status as an independent nation?
A.NO CHANGE
B.with an interesting past.
C.with its own government, banking system, postal service, and army.
D.that has to import most of its supplies, even such necessities as food and water.