Writing Situation

Read all of the following sources to analyze ideas and evidence about the relationship between college cost and the advantages of higher education. Write an argumentative essay in which you make a claim about whether college is worth the cost. Use the information from the texts in the passages to supportyour claim. Cite evidence by title or source number. Manage your time carefully so that you can

read the passages;

plan your response;

write your response; and

revise and edit your response.

Be sure to

include a claim;

address counterclaims;

use evidence from multiple sources; and

avoid overly relying on one source.

You may write or type your response.

Your writing should be in the form of a well-organized, multi paragraph essay.

You have 90 minutes to read, plan, write, revise, and edit your response.