Essay Prompt types

You read "America’s First Road Trip,” a passage about the early days of automobile travel. Identify the author’s attitude toward Dr. Jackson and explain how that attitude influences his portrayal of Jackson in the passage. Use relevant evidence, including key details and examples, to support your analysis.

• Narrative Prompt

• Informative Prompt

• Argumentative Prompt

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

In "The Arabian or Dromedary Camels: ‘Ships of the Desert,’” the author states that humans and camels depend on each other to survive in the harsh desert environment. Write an essay in which you analyze the way the author demonstrates the interdependent relationship between camels and people in the desert, and evaluate the effectiveness with which the author supports this claim. Use key details and examples from the passage to support your writing.

• Narrative Prompt

• Argumentative Prompt

• Informative Prompt

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

You have read the passage "On Wings of Hope,” a story about a falcon’s first attempts at independence. Write an alternative ending about the narrated events in the story to show how the falcon ultimately gains independence. Provide key details and examples from the passage to support your writing.

• Narrative Prompt

• Argumentative Prompt

• Informative Prompt

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

You have just read an excerpt from, “Emma,” a story about a wealthy family and their governess. Write an essay to evaluate how well the author’s use of figurative language and word choice impacts the tone. Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your argument. Your writing will be graded based on development of

ideas, organization of writing, and language

conventions of grammar, usage, and mechanics.

• Narrative Prompt

• Argumentative Prompt

• Informative Prompt

You have just read, “The Declaration of Independence,” the document which proclaimed the colonies independence from Great Britain. Write an essay to explain how the author’s use of rhetoric advanced his purpose. Be sure to use textual evidence from the document as the basis of your response. Your writing will be graded based on development of

ideas, organization of writing, and language

conventions of grammar, usage, and mechanics.

• Narrative Prompt

• Argumentative Prompt

• Informative Prompt

You have just read an excerpt from, Frankenstein, a story about a doctor who creates an unwitting monster. Write a continuation of the excerpt where it left off. Be sure to keep the setting and character development consistent with the passage. Your writing will be graded based on development of

ideas, organization of writing, and language

conventions of grammar, usage, and mechanics.

• Narrative Prompt

• Argumentative Prompt

• Informative Prompt

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10