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“In 2019, my town cut library hours to three days a week.”
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Who Gets to Keep Learning
Communities that treat public libraries as optional are quietly deciding who gets to keep learning.A In 2019, my town cut library hours to three days a week.B The people who noticed first were not the students with laptops at home. They were the kids who did homework at the long table by the window, the retirees learning to file taxes online, and the night-shift workers who could only come in on weekday mornings. For them, a locked door on Tuesday meant no internet until Thursday.
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“Communities that treat public libraries as optional are quietly deciding who gets to keep learning.”
NoteA clear, arguable claim. To earn the last point, say what your town should do about it.
“In 2019, my town cut library hours to three days a week.”
FixNext pointExplain how the shorter hours connect to your claim about who keeps learning. Right now the example sits alone.
A library is the only building in most towns where anyone can sit down, get online and ask a question without paying for it. When the doors close four days a week, the people with the fewest options lose the most.Ccounterargument? If my town wants everyone to keep learning, the hours have to come back.
Last spring I started volunteering at the front desk on Saturdays, the one weekend day we kept. Most weeks the same man comes in at opening to print job applications, and he is usually still there at closing.
FixNext pointName the strongest objection (budgets are limited) and answer it. Right now the essay never tests its own claim.
NoteThe order works: the problem, who it hurts, then what should change.
FixTwo phrases repeat (“days a week”, “keep learning”). Vary the second use of each.
Up 4 points over three drafts of the sample essay. Draft 3 applied the Row B and Row C fixes and went from 12 to 14 of 20, still “Getting there”.
| Draft | A | B | C | D | E | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft 1 | 3/4 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 10/20 |
| Draft 2 (sample) | 3/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 12/20 |
| Draft 3 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 14/20 |
| Rubric row | Draft 1 | Draft 2 (sample) | Draft 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row A, Thesis | 3/4 (most) | 3/4 (most) | 3/4 (most) |
| Row B, Evidence | 1/4 (some) | 2/4 (some) | 3/4 (most) |
| Row C, Analysis | 2/4 (some) | 2/4 (some) | 3/4 (most) |
| Row D, Organization | 2/4 (some) | 3/4 (most) | 3/4 (most) |
| Row E, Language | 2/4 (some) | 2/4 (some) | 2/4 (some) |
| TOTAL | 10/20 | 12/20 | 14/20 |
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