10.7: Bring It Together- Writing Task

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Your Task

For this assignment, you are going to write a five-paragraph essay. Choose one of the following topics:

A medical condition (e.g., diabetes, heart disease, asthma, depression)
An activity that puts health at risk (e.g., smoking, drinking, using drugs, not exercising)
A health food (e.g., carrot juice, garlic, apple cider vinegar, green vegetables)

This may be the same topic you used for your webquest in Reading Skills, or it may be different.

Decide what you want to say about your topic, do some internet research, and write an essay in which you give a thesis statement and provide support.

Checklist

When you have written your essay, check to see if the following are true:

_____ My essay has five paragraphs.

_____ My introduction explains the situation and says why this topic is important.

_____ I have given a clear thesis statement in my introduction.

_____ My body paragraphs all support my thesis statement.

_____ I have used details and examples to make my argument stronger.

_____ My conclusion summarizes my points and suggests a course of action.

_____ I have used a variety of simple, compound, and complex sentences.

_____ There are no run-on sentences or fragments in my writing.

_____ I have summarized or paraphrased any information from the internet.

_____ My vocabulary is suitable for college writing.