Age of Responsibility Essay
What is the Age of Responsibility? Essay
Directions: Students develop a 5-6 paragraph persuasive essay in
which you develop a strong and specific thesis on the essay
question What is the a
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Age of Responsibility Essay
What is the Age of Responsibility? Essay
Directions: Students develop a 5-6 paragraph persuasive essay in
which you develop a strong and specific thesis on the essay
question What is the age of responsibility – when should
someone be considered an adult? Support the thesis with wellreasoned and varied evidenceand analysis. Students must use
and CITE evidence from AT LEAST three sources, giving credit to
those sources in two ways, in-text citations and a Works Cited
Page attached to the end of the essay.
* This writing will happen IN-CLASS and for homework over the
next 10-11 days.
STEP ONE (Prewriting): Develop a first draft of your thesis, using
the thesis notes/tools on Canvas (writing module) as a guide. Get
feedback on the thesis from Mr. Ward before you start building your full
Introduction paragraph.
STEP TWO (Evidence gathering): You must use and cite
evidence from AT LEAST three sources discussing the age of
responsibility/when should someone be considered an
adult? to support your thesis.
- Source # 1 is the Age of Responsibility article by Mr. Alan Greenblatt
(Canvas-Critical Reading module)
- Source # 2 is a personal interview that you will conduct with
someone you know well (family member, close friend, coach, etc.) that
is 21 or OLDER. ASK the person the following THREE questions
* In your opinion, what is the Age of Responsibility? When
should someone be considered an adult, and what makes
he/she an adult at this age?
* In what ways are there mixed messages about becoming an
adult in our society, and in what ways does that making
becoming an adult challenging for teens/young people?
* What experiences/lessons benefited you most and helped
you grow into the adult you are now, and in what ways did
these experiences/lessons benefit you?
* NOW = ASK them ONE mor
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