Prompt 1

A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near your community.

Options: Do you support or oppose the factory? Explain your position.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write 150 – 200 words

Position: The building of a factory should NOT go forward. (Oppose)

1. Introduction

Neutral statement: Large factories in close proximity to towns can cause problems.

Implicit thesis statement: A large factory being built in our community could cause environmental problems.

Explicit thesis statement: I oppose a large factory being built close to our community because it could cause environmental problems.

2. Body Paragraph

Topic sentence: There are many reasons why a factory should not be built near our community. A major cause of concern involves air pollution. Factories often spew large volumes of cancerogenic gas into the air and everyone in the community will inhale this. Air pollution often leads to increased medical bills or hospitalization. Also, the scale of employment will create congestion in the streets due to the number of people driving to work, and this increase in traffic will increase air pollution due to car exhaust. Finally, the area that a factory physically takes will displace the local birds and wild animals that roam near our community. This may force more animals to encroach upon our town looking for food or shelter.

3. Conclusion:

In conclusion, our environment will suffer if a factory is built near our community. There will be more air pollution and potentially more displaced wildlife.

Essay 2:

Large factories in close proximity to towns can cause problems. A large factory being built in our community could cause environmental problems.

There are many reasons why a factory should not be built near our community. A major cause of concern involves air pollution. Factories often spew large volumes of cancerogenic gas into the air and everyone in the community will inhale this. Air pollution often leads to increased medical bills or hospitalization. Also, the high number of employed people will create congestion in the streets due to the number of people driving to work, and this increase in traffic will increase air pollution due to car exhaust. Finally, the area that a factory physically takes will displace the local birds and wild animals that roam near our community. This may force more animals to encroach upon our town looking for food or shelter.

In conclusion, our environment will suffer if a factory is built near our community. There will be more air pollution and potentially more displaced wildlife.  (171 words)

Essay 2: Signal words and criteria related to vocabulary

Large factories in close proximity to towns can cause problems. A large factory being built in our community could cause environmental problems.

There are many reasons why a factory should not be built near our community. A major cause of concern involves air pollution. Factories often spew large volumes of carcinogenic gas into the air and everyone in the community will inhale this. This often leads to increased medical bills or hospitalization. Also, the high number of employed people will create congestion in the streets due to the number of people driving to work, and this increase in traffic will increase air pollution due to car exhaust. Finally, the area that a factory physically takes will displace the local birds and wild animals that roam near our community. This may force more animals to encroach upon our town looking for food or shelter.

In conclusion, our environment will suffer if a factory is built near our community. There will be more air pollution and potentially more displaced wildlife. (171 words)