Drafting Stage: The Danger of Silence Essay
Use your outline from last week to help you draft the below essay prompt. You must finish your first draft in class or it's homework.
Write an informative essay explaining the danger of silence, including its role in the Holocaust. Next, explain how people your age can learn from the danger of silence as seen throughout history and use their voice to better their school and community. Your explanation must be based on ideas, concepts, and information from multiple texts that we read together in class. Use this checklist (Links to an external site.) to keep you on track.
Reminder: There are two parts to this prompt! Be sure to answer both parts.
**Use the handouts on transition words (Links to an external site.) and elaboration tips (Links to an external site.) to help you.
**Be sure that you include all of the elements on this checklist. (Links to an external site.)
**Here is a sample Informative essay (Links to an external site.) about traveling to Mars to see what an "A" paper looks like.
"The Danger of Silence" Ted Talk (Links to an external site.)
The Sound of Silence/Night Comparison