Select a prompt on which to write your essay:

• Writing for Assessment: School Vacations (Middle Grades)
    Some people say that students should have one long summer vacation each year. Other people think that students should have several short vacations throughout the year. Which point of view do you agree with?
• Writing for Assessment: Persuasive Letter to Your School Principal (High School)
    Students learn many things when they are not in the classroom. Think of a field trip that would be a learning experience for your whole class. Write a letter to your principal that describes the field trip and provides convincing reasons for why it would be an enriching learning experience.