Essay #1 Assignment (Prompt)
Instructions
For your first essay, please respond to the prompt below and write an argumentative paper that includes a thesis, opinionated topic sentences, textual evidence, and analysis of that evidence. We will go over these aspects of essay-writing as we work on drafts!
Prompt:
Consider Paulo Freire’s and bell hooks ideas about education. Then, write an argumentative essay that decides which one of the many problems that they believe exist within the education system is the biggest problem facing education. Remember to use evidence from both of the authors’ texts in this essay, but also remember that the paper should remain focused on your argument.
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