Think and Write with African American History Prompts: An essay writing workbook for high school students($9.21Value)

Description

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. No more copy and paste!!!  As a homeschool mom I would often assign my kids  essays on various subjects. By the time they reached high school they were experts at finding information from Google and Wikipedia, and writing summaries of what they read with frequent copying and pasting. I wanted a book that would force them to THINK. To ask questions about subjects, draw conclusions, form opinions and communicate through writing. So while some of these are easy questions, other require research and contemplation before answering. I think practicing thinking and writing is an excellent way to prepare them for college.