Writing Essay 2

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Writing Essay 2


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Throughout Hearts and Hands, Luis

Rodriguez discusses problems plaguing

todays young people and society as a

whole.

He also discusses the mistaken approaches

parents and communities have been taking

to address these problems and gives


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Prompt: For this essay, you are going to make connections

between a problem that Luis Rodriguez identifies in

Hearts and Hands and your own experiences either

at LASC or in your community.


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Then, you are going to propose a specific,

realistic solution to this problem. For both the

problem and the solution, you should be

referring back to Hearts and Hands in orderto provide specific textual support (with page

numbers).

Prompt:


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Identifying a problem: Rodriguez discusses manyproblems that are affecting young people in LosAngeles and beyond.

Pick the problem that most interests you andthat you can connect to specific examples fromyour own life and observations. Explain how the

problem that Rodriquez identifies is also a

problem at either LASC or in your community bygiving specific examples of people or eventsfrom your life that show this being a problem atLASC or in your community.

The Problem


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Pay careful attention to Part One in the book

because this is where Rodriguez details many

problems affecting young people in America

today.

The Problem


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Use specific people to show that a problem

Rodriguez writes about in Hearts and Hands

is also a problem either at LASC or in your

community.

The Problem


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There should be a community center on every block.

Authority figures should be nicer.

Proposing a solution: The other major part ofthis essay will involve proposing a possible

solution to this problem. Make sure your

solution in specific (go beyond Parents need

to be more involved) and realistic given the

circumstances.

The Solution

Authority figures should be nicer.

There should be a community center on every block.


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The Solution

Then, make sure you show how your solution fitsinto Rodriguezs ideas about what needs to be done

by using specific quotes/paraphrasing from the

book (with page numbers). For example, if you

decide to focus on Rodriguezs claim that part of

what young people need is to feel like they have a

creative outlet, show how your solution allows

them that.

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You should also explain how you think this solution would help

the person/persons you used as examples when writing aboutthe problem. For example, if you write about a problem thataffects your cousin Johnny, explain how you think the solutionyou are proposing could help Johnny.

Pay careful attention to the list of "human to human" principlesRodriguez discusses on page 134. Does your solution address one

or more of these principles? Make sure to explain how.

The Solution


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When responding to a reading (as you are in thisessay), make sure you introduce the author'sentire name and the title of the text in yourintroduction and briefly state what the book is

about.

In Hearts and Hands, Luis Rodriguez talks about

Make sure that your thesis statement is directlyresponding to the prompt. Your thesis shouldstate the problem you are focusing on and your

proposed solution.

The Introduction


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You have many options when it comes toorganizing your ideas into body paragraphs,

but make sure that each body paragraph has

a specific focus.

Body Paragraphs


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Here are some examples of how you could

organize your ideas:

Example 1:

- Introduction paragraph

- One paragraph showing how a problem identified by

Rodriguez is also a problem in your community,including specific examples

- One paragraph explaining your proposed solution

- One paragraph showing how your solution fits into

what Rodriguez states is needed for healthy

communities and how it could help the person/people

you have talked about

-Conclusion paragraph


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Here are some examples of how you could

organize your ideas:

Example 2:

- Introduction Paragraph

- One paragraph that Discusses/identifies a problem atLASC or in your community and give examples ofspecific people/situations to show this is a problem

- One paragraph Explaining how this problem is relatedor the same as a problem Rodriguez identifies in Heartsand Hands

- One paragraph that proposes a solution and explainshow this solution fits Rodriguez's guidelines and wouldhelp the people you have identified

-Conclusion Paragraph


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Take note of the issues you were having in Essay 1 so

you can be sure to avoid those same issues in Essay 2

I encourage you to think about your problem andsolution in a meaningful way. The more thought and

care you take with this essay, the better your essay

will be.

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