3. Short-response prompt (15 points)
In your local newspaper, a letter to the editor includes the following statement,
"Working a part-time job while going to high school is one of the worst things a
student can do if he or she wants to earn good grades."
Write a short argument either for or against this statement. Be sure to include a clear
claim and to provide and respond to at least one counterclaim. Use specific details
from your own experiences and observations to develop your argument.

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful