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ESOL 0360

Assignment Sheet

Essay # 3 First draft due: _________________

TOPIC: The planning commissioner from the city of Houston has asked you for an idea for an improvement to the city. (You can visit the real planning commission’s website here: http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Commissions/commiss_plan.html ) Write a 400-500 word essay entitled: ______________: An Idea for the Future

Persuade the reader that your plan will cause and develop the best possible results for the future of this city.

Guidelines: Your essay should have at least five (5) paragraphs, be double-spaced, in 12 pt. Times New Roman font; include a title and the identification of the writer, course, instructor, and date in the upper left corner. You may not use any outside sources except for http://www.houstontx.gov/ and any use of the website must be limited to less than 10% (50-60 words). Use of the website is not required.

Audience: _______________________________________________________________

Purpose: ________________________________________________________________

Tone: objective, third-person point of view

Grammatical Objectives: to use future tense to discuss possible effects and outcomes

to edit for concrete imagery rather than abstract ideas (SHOW me, don’t tell me)

to use qualifiers, conditionals, and modifiers extensively

Vocab. Objectives: to use all of the following words and phrases:

Public	Neighborhood	Community	Plan	Empower	Diverse	Funds
Policy	Citizen	City	Development	Voters