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Palm Beach Writes - Grades 6-8
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Grade 6  
Writing Folder #0601 (Expository) Every student thinks about what job or profession he or she will have as an adult.
     
Writing Folder #0602 (Persuasive) Human beings tend to want things that they cannot necessarily afford.
     
Writing Folder #0603 (Expository) Everyone has a special person that they would like to trade places with for one day.
     
Writing Folder #0604 (Persuasive) The newspaper is giving an award to the best school in Palm Beach County.
     
Writing Folder #0605 (Expository) Most people dream about traveling to another country.
     
Writing Folder #0606 (Persuasive) The principal of your school is considering giving students free time during the school day.
     
Writing Folder #0607 (Expository) There is no one formula for success. What works for some people doesn’t work for others, and no two people seem to succeed in exactly the same way.
     
Writing Folder #0608 (Persuasive) In some school districts throughout the United States, school boards are voting to keep schools open all year round.
     
Writing Folder #0609 (Expository) Challenges can be either physical (like climbing a mountain) or mental (like solving a difficult math problem).
     
Writing Folder #0610 (Persuasive) The sixth grade class at your school is planning a field trip. It could be to a museum, a zoo, or a nature preserve. The teacher is going to allow the students to help choose the field trip destination.
     
Writing Folder #0611 (Expository) Imagine that you are an exchange student going to school in another country.
     
Writing Folder #0612 (Persuasive) A school committee is seeking ideas to improve your school.
 
  Grade 7  
Writing Folder #0701 (Expository) Most people have a TV show they particularly like. Sometimes they like it because of one of the actors, and sometimes they like it because of the story.
     
Writing Folder #0702 (Persuasive) The President is thinking about requiring public school students to wear uniforms.
     
Writing Folder #0703 (Expository) We all have had a teacher that we really liked or from whom we learned a great deal.
     
Writing Folder #0704 (Persuasive) A fact of school life is the necessity of eating in the school cafeteria. There may be things that you would like to change about the cafeteria in your school.
     
Writing Folder #0705 (Expository) Standing up for what you think is right can take a lot of courage. There are people who will stand up for what is right, even when they must face conflict.
     
Writing Folder #0706 (Persuasive) Your school district has decided to eliminate athletic programs (competition between schools).
     
Writing Folder #0707 (Expository) Everyone has a favorite time of day. For some people it is very early in the morning. For others it is sunset at the end of a long afternoon.
     
Writing Folder #0708 (Persuasive) The school district has a special telephone number called the “Homework Hotline” that students can call to speak with a teacher and get homework help.
     
Writing Folder #0709 (Expository) Teens have a lot of problems that they have to sort through by themselves or with the help of friends, family, and the community.
     
Writing Folder #0710 (Persuasive) In order to save money, the school board is considering canceling all field trips for the remainder of the year.
     
Writing Folder #0711 (Expository) People read books throughout their lives.
     
Writing Folder #0712 (Persuasive) Some parents believe that the school should limit the homework that teachers can assign. Teachers argue that homework is necessary.

 

  Grade 8  
Writing Folder #0801 (Expository) There are many kinds of music, and each of us has our favorite kind.
     
Writing Folder #0802 (Persuasive) Students drop out of school for a variety of reasons.
     
Writing Folder #0803 (Expository) Everyone has different personal qualities. People might enjoy being popular, accomplishing things, or being organized.
     
Writing Folder #0804 (Persuasive) Your student council has proposed a “TV-free week.” For one week, students would avoid all television in order to spend time on other activities.
     
Writing Folder #0805 (Expository) Everyone has different ways of coping with hot weather.
     
Writing Folder #0806 (Persuasive) The class is planning a performance for the end of the school year. The students are considering a talent show, a comedy, or a musical.
     
Writing Folder #0807 (Expository) People have tasks, jobs, or chores that they dislike.
     
Writing Folder #0808 (Persuasive) You are on a committee to choose someone to speak at your school. It could be an entertainer, an athlete, an author, or someone you know.
     
Writing Folder #0809 (Expository) The lottery is worth a lot of money. You have just won the lottery for one million dollars.
     
Writing Folder #0810 (Persuasive) Many items are bought and sold through advertisement. Advertisements offer sellers a way to persuade buyers to buy their products.

 

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