English Assignment English 11

Instructions

Write a well-developed argumentative essay of approximately 600-700 words on ONE of the topics listed below. You may use any of the rhetorical strategies we have talked about this semester. You are not required to use outside sources, but you may use up to three, if you wish. Just be sure to document them correctly in MLA 8 or 9 style. 

1. Choose one and defend it: Online classes are…

· not as good as in-person

· just as good as in-person

· better than in-person

2. Choose one and defend it: We should have closed schools for covid…

· longer than we did

· not as long as we did

· not at all

3. Agree or disagree: Getting a college degree is a net positive for most people. (“Net positive” means that, despite some potential drawbacks, it is mostly a good thing.)

4. Attack or defend: Colleges should drop the SAT/ACT requirements for entering students.