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Test What You Have Learned



Instructions: Read the following topic sentences. Choose one that you will be preparing a well-developed paragraph for, and choose the format for your final draft.


Topic Sentences

1. Senior citizens should not be forced to retire because work provides them with a sense of purpose.

2. Sexual harassment is one type of discrimination some women can face in the workplace.

3. More parents would be able to get off welfare if the government provided free day care for working parents.

4. One way of making dangerous neighborhoods safer is to have more police patrolling the streets.
Tips
Choose Your Format
Attach
Write your paragraph as a Word document and attach it to an email:

You can prepare your paragraph in Microsoft Word and then save it as a document (e.g. voterparagraph.doc). You can print this document or attach it to an email. Editing your work is much easier if you prepare it this way.

To work on your paragraph as a Word document, click here.

Print
Write your paragraph online and print it:

You can prepare your paragraph on our website and then print it. After you print it, you may wish to take it to the Center and show it to an instructor. Or you may wish to take the printed copy directly to your professor.

To work on your paragraph and immediately print it, click here.

Email
Write your paragraph online and email it:

You can write your paragraph on our website and then email it to us for feedback. We will send you a confirmation notice shortly.

To work on your paragraph online and email it, click here.

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