Writing a First Draft Appropriate to Purpose and Audience

1. The federal government must enact more laws in order to protect endangered species.

2. Extinction of species can be reduced by land conservation and slowing climate change.

3. If we want our children to inherit a healthy Earth, we need to stop using fossil fuels immediately and switch to alternative forms of energy.

4. The children incarcerated in Japanese internment camps during World War II suffered from chronic depression and low self-esteem.

5. The massive clear-cutting of majestic mahogany trees in the rainforest has driven several species into extinction and should no longer be tolerated.

6. Classes teaching the basic beliefs of the major world religions should be mandatory in high school.