ESSAY DIRECTIONS:

Write a multi-paragraph essay that answers the following

question:

Why does education matter?

1. Is your education important to you? What are you willing to sacrifice
for your education? Would you be willing to risk your life for it? Why or
why not?
2. Write about one (or more) of the people you have read about. What
did they sacrifice for their right to learn? In your opinion, why is an
education so important to this person? Use textual evidence to
support your claim.
3. In your opinion, why would anyone deny another human being the
right to an education? What purpose does it serve to keep a
population of people in ignorance? (Hint: think about the ways in
which Knowledge is Power) Use textual evidence to support your
claim.
3. How does your own experience compare to the person you are
writing about. Do you think that Americans today take school for
granted? Why or why not?
HINT: As you construct your thesis statement, remember to
rephrase the question. For example, your thesis statement
might look something like: Education matters because