Please click the following link if you need to reread the San Quentin Tennis article from ESPN.com. San Quentin Prison Tennis
(IN CLASS)Now that you've read the article, break it down.
First ask yourself, "What perspectives are presented in Alexa Pozniak's article?" Once you know this, ask yourself, "What perspective from the article do I most closely identify or agree with?" THEN, write a 250-500 word EXPOSITORY Journal Entry that outlines ONE of the perspectives within Pozniak's piece. In other words, discuss the perspective that you agree with the most and provide evidence to justify your thoughts and feelings.
**Make sure that your opening statement is clear and presents the "conclusion" or focus of your Journal Entry (i.e., the top down approach). As always, make connections between your opening statement and key details from the article that will support this statement. HAVE FUN!
(FUTURE ASSIGNMENT)
Keep this prompt in mind because we will come back to it later for a persuasive "Write-like." This subsequent assignment asks you to first choose a perspective from the article that you would like to write from. This assignment will be written as a "Write-like." In other words, you are not just writing a persuasive response but a persuasive response that is from the perspective of either an inmate, the prison tennis instructor, someone that plays tennis with the inmates like Rose Prado, or someone that is morally opposed to inmate rehabilitation through sports.
Finally, while you're writing be sure to touch on the arguments from both sides. Bring up the positives and/or negatives of inmate rehabilitation. Consider the many benefits. Remember what the article says about what can be learned from playing tennis. If you argue in favor of sports, feel free to offer some personal examples about how sports have played a positive role in your life or possibly taught you important life lessons.
No matter what side you argue for, make sure that you provide specific examples that will help you prove your argument and persuade the reader in your direction.
