Thursday, September 21, 2017

Friday assignment

Create a well-developed essay plan in response to the following AP-style assertion essay prompt.
This plan can be in a web, outline, bullet points, etc.-- it should be a method that works best for you.
In case you were absent for class, please complete this plan on paper to turn in on Monday.

Assertion Essay Writing Prompt:

 “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.”  —Horace

Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading*, observation, or experience.  

*Please use the author of your summer reading autobiography/memoir book and elements of his/her life experiences as one of your supports within your argument plan.

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