Now that you have read "Texting While Driving Kills, but Will We Stop?" and "Distracted Driving,"create a plan for your informational/explanatory essay.
Think about ideas, facts, details, and other information and examples you want to use. Think about how you will introduce your topic and what the main topic will be for each
paragraph. Develop your ideas clearly and use your own words, except when quoting directly from the source texts. Be sure to identify the sources by title or number when
using details or facts directly from the sources.
Writing Task
Driving can be a very dangerous part of someone's everyday life. There are countless factors that contribute to that danger which could easily be avoided if drivers simply
avoided distractions.
Think about the situation, then write an informational/explanatory essay in your own words explaining the major distractions that good drivers should seek to avoid and how
dangerous those distractions can be. Be sure to use evidence from both texts. (Click on Description Button below to see both texts)
Before you write, be sure to:
think about ideas, facts, definitions, details, and other information and examples you want to use;
.. think about how you will introduce your topic and what the main topic will be for each paragraph;
• develop your ideas clearly and use your own words, except when quoting directly from the source texts;
.. be sure to identify the sources by title or number when using details or facts directly from the sources; and
- use your scratch paper if needed, but you must write your essay on your answer document.
Now write your informational/explanatory essay on your answer document. Be sure to:
- use information from the two texts so that your essay includes important details;
- introduce the topic clearly, provide a focus, and organize information in a way that makes sense;
- develop the topic with facts, definitions, details, quotations, or other information related to the topic;
• use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion;
• clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts;
- use clear language and vocabulary to inform about the topic;