Where to read it
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Open Sample Extended Response and find the set titled Should parenting classes be required?. You are looking for:
- A column by Kai Fernandez, a nurse practitioner, for requiring them
- A column by Sophie Thomas, a parent, against requiring them
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The task, in the test’s own words
Should parenting classes be required?
Analyze the arguments presented in the two guest columns. In your response, develop an argument in which you explain how one position is better supported than the other. Incorporate relevant and specific evidence from both sources to support your argument.
You are not being asked which side you agree with, and you will not be scored on which one you choose. You are being asked to judge the arguing. Allow about 45 minutes.
Before you start the clock
Open the document, find your two articles, and read them once through without stopping. Then start the clock here and write. Read the articles in their window; write in the box below, which saves under your code as you type, so you can move between the two without losing anything.
When you are finished, read your draft against the three traits on How the essay is scored.