English Composition Challenge Assessment 11 Group 3: Narration and Persuasion (Choose only one topic) 1. In approximately 400500 words, using narration and persuasion techniques, state your goals for your career upon graduation and persuade a potential employer of your ability to perform in a particular position that youre applying for. 2. 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Youll compose a persuasive essay that contains a paraphrase, a short citation, and a hanging quotation, each of which is properly formatted and cited in MLA st
yle. You also must include, in a Works Cited list at the end of your essay, a citation from an Internet source, a book, a chapter from a book, and a magazine. This section of your exam may be typed. Compose a persuasive essay of 7501,000 words based on one of the following topics: 1. More than 5,000 teens die each year in car crashes in the United States. The rate of crashes, fatal and nonfatal, per mile driven, for 16-year-old drivers is almost 10 times the rate for drivers ages 30 to 59, according to the National ghway Safety Administration. Many industrialized coun- tries in Europe and elsewhere have a driving age of 17 or 18 (Bowles). Based on this quote, research this topic and persuade the reader, whether you agree or not, that its in the best interest of the country to raise the national driving age to 18 years. 2. Members of CORE said there are about 110,000 people waiting for an organ donation, but only about 25,000 transplants each year (OVMC). Whether you agree with the concept or not, research the topic of organ donation, challenge the myths behind this cause, and write a paper that discusses the process. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ English Composition Challenge Assessment 15 16 __________________________________________________________________________________ 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__________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 19 COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING YOUR ASSIGNMENT Once youve finished the assignment, look it over several times to ensure youve completed each section and havent made any errors. Be sure to mark typed pages with your name and student number. Once youre ready to submit the assignment, place the assignment booklet and typed essay pages in the envelope provided. Print your name, address, student number, and the exam number in the return address. Remember, the entire assignment must be submitted together, by mail, to be considered for scoring. This includes all required information specified in the Required Information Form. No e-mailed or faxed submissions will be considered. Mail the exam to Penn Foster ATTN: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Sc