Topics for Six Hundred Words I
You need to turn in essays in at least 3 different styles by the end of the year.
Writing Styles: (R) Eyewitness Report (L) Response to Literature  (E) Evaluation (P) Persuasion (T) Technical Writing  (P-S) Problem-Solution
10 minutes to get started. Here are a few ideas:

    * (P) What if people routinely live to be 150-200 years old? Convince us it would be good or bad.
    * (R) If your dog (cat) could talk, what would it say about you and your family? Show an important incident from your pet's POV. (Remember the 5 W's and the 5 senses.)
    * (T) How to.. -choose the best… -impress your teacher… -fix… -improve your grades…-do…  - make…  (Make it entertaining! Make it educational!)
    * (L) Compare and contrast characters from two of the stories we have read this year. Example: How are Spender and Dally similar? What can we learn from their experiences?
    * (T/P) Invent a new class to be offered here at Laguna...Convince the administration that it would be a good addition.
    * (E) Reviews: Best/worst burgers, cds, movies, video games, software, websites, etc. (Describe, evaluate, give reasons/suggestions.)
    * (P/E) Sports Predictions and Evaluations: Who's going all the way? Which power forward should the Lakers get?  Best running backs in football? Most overrated? What makes you think so?
    * (P/E) What is the best word, and why? Show all the ways to use it. (Keep it clean!)
    * (P-S) How can we deal with the trash problem here at Laguna? Show at least two possible solutions.
    * (R) Recount the most exciting/scary/important event you have ever witnessed. Make us feel like we're there (5 W's/5 Senses).
    * (P-S) Show an issue/problem that you feel we have here at Laguna, and offer your solutions (2+) to it, and reasons why your solutions would work.