Writing SOL Prompt Practice 1

Boost SOL writing skills! Practice quote meanings and analyze essay prompts for better argumentation and persuasive writing.

The following are quotes that are included in the SOL writing prompts. To familiarize yourself with them, match the quote with its meaning. “Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” You have to push yourself past what you already know how to do in order to get better. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Helping others can be a great way to help yourself. “Failure is not the worst thing in the world. The very worst is not to try.” It's better to do something and not it right than to not do it at all. Below are two of the SOL writing prompts. Sort details that COULD be included in a paper written on that prompt. Many occupations have dress codes for employees. Write to convince business leaders that dress codes should or should not be required. Nurses, for example, must wear scrubs for safety reasons. In addition, firemen have certain parts of their uniforms that serve a purpose much more than just looks. Some people say that most teenagers are careless and do not think about the consequences of their actions. Do you agree or disagree with this idea? Studies have found that a person's prefrontal cortex in the brain is not developed until age 26. This part of the brain has to do with using judgement. A seventeen year old may decided to go to a dangerous event with a friend. Based on the sorting activity above, is the writer for dress codes in the work place oragainstsuch dress codes? For Against Based on the sorting activity above, does the writer plan on arguing that teenagers arecarelessornot careless? Careless Not Careless