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PRACTICE 2
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pre-writing 10
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ESSAY OPTIONS: {choose one and circle the number}
1. TELL A STORY about an unforgettable moment. Tell your story so clearly that a
reader can understand what you did and how you felt about it.
2. Think of a place that is so special that you just love thinking about it. It can be an
indoor or outside place and can be as big as a city or as small as one corner of a
room. TELL A STORY that comes to mind when you think of this place. Describe
this place so clearly that your reader can understand what it’s like to be there.
3. A rainy day doesn’t have to be bad. Some people like rainy days. EXPLAIN how to
turn a rainy day into a good day.
4. Not all of your learning takes place at school. Think of something you learned outside
of school and write a paper to EXPLAIN what you learned.
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