Unit 5: Prove your point

Complete the following assignment and submit your work to your teacher.

Before you submit your assignment, ensure your name appears on the top of every page of your document.

Read the editorial below titled Water Apartheid? Write a series of paragraphs expressing your opinion about this topic. Remember you may want to do some research on the topic before formulating an opinion and organizing your ideas.

Water Apartheid

Use the following graphic organizer to develop and organize your ideas. Don’t forget that your completed graphic organizer must be submitted with your final product.

Graphic Organizer for Writing an Opinion Piece

During the writing process, you must use the following Checklist for a Series of Opinion Paragraphs. This checklist is to ensure that you have included all the elements of an opinion piece and that you proofread and have a classmate peer edit your work before handing in the final product.

Checklist for a Series of Opinion Paragraphs

Remember, you must cite any sources that you have used in your opinion piece. Use the following page to track these sources:

Citing Sources