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Essay 5: Buy A House

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Essay 5: Buy A House

 

The Situation:

  • You have qualified to buy a house worth up to $250,000.
  • You need to select your house in Delaware County. 
  • You can pretend the house is for
    • just yourself
    • yourself and a significant other
    • yourself, your SO, and your kids

 

Things To Consider:

 

Research:

 

Write:

  • Identify the house you bought.
  • How much it costs. 
  • Why you like the house and want to buy it. 
  • What your mortgage is and how you plan to afford it. 

 

You can include at the bottom of the essay:

  • a picture of the house           
  • a map showing the location of the house

+5 for each element

 

Outline

Paragraph 1 (3-4 sentences)

  • Where is the house?
  • How much does it cost?
  • What is the monthly mortgage?

 

Paragraph 2 (4-5 sentences):

  • Why are you buying this house?
  •  What specific characteristics of the house do you like the most?
  • Describe something about the house you don't like and may want to change. 

 

Paragraph 3 (2-3 sentences):

  •  Describe how your life will improve once you move into the house. 

 

OUTLINE HERE

 

Ivonna's Model Essay: 

https://docs.google.com/a/haverfordsd.net/document/d/1pZMJZfCHDkugqNempN5H8Nnk4DoE64K3fxDWp5LrM9o/edit?usp=sharing  

 

Points

  • The essay is organized according to the outline. (30)
  • The essay contains detailed content. (40)
  • The essay has been proofread: (20)
    • complete sentences
    • period at the end of a sentence 
    • pronoun I is capitalized
    • paragraphs indented      
  • The essay is properly formatted. (10)

 

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