1 Writing Part: (Score: 8 pts.) Develop ONE of the following
prompts in a well-organized
problem-solution essay of
about 200-250 words. Prompt
one: Most students do not read
or watch news, resulting in a
lack of knowledge about the
world outside of their
immediate neighborhood. Write
an essay describing why this is
a problem and telling how this
problem might be solved.
Prompt two: Your generation
faces many problems (poverty,
unemployment, pollution, child
labor, etc.). Identify one of
these problems that you feel is
the most important (except
garbage), explain it, and
propose some possible
solutions to the problem.
(Score: 1 pt for title, 3.5 pts for
ideas and organization, 3.5 pts
for language)​