The essay was written for a course in narrative journalism, a genre that uses individual stories to illuminate public issues. Imagine that Lehna told this story as part of an essay on need for prison
reform for a political science course. How might the essay be different for that purpose?

Read the excerpt from a student’s journal. i thought it would be stressful having to participate in a debate for my final exam. but with a partner to , it was actually a nice change of pace. we argued our case thoroughly, presenting lots of evidence. we even got to use the rebuttal we’d rehearsed. well, a year’s worth of research really paid off. which phrase from the passage best supports the conclusion that the student is describing a policy debate? argued our case thoroughly presenting lots of evidence the rebuttal we’d rehearsed a year’s worth of research

When developing a written argument, what best explains why an author would use a graph as a source? a graph gives numeric evidence visually. a graph is easy to read and understand. a graph is colorful and will engage the reader. a graph can be used to refute an argument.

Jeff does not have to make a share responsibility payment because he was covered by a health insurance plan through his employer for the full tax year.