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Essay Assignment for Johnny Got His Gun

Task: You are required to write a five paragraph essay addressing either of the following prompts:

At the end of the last chapter in Book One, Johnny makes the comment, “If they come up and tell you to serve in a war, run like hell.” Do you agree or disagree with the preceding statement and why?

In the movie Joe taps out in Morse Code, “Kill me.” Do you support mercy killing? Clarify why or why not.

Directions: 1. Length and format Your finished essay must be between one-and-a-half to two pages in length. You are to use Times Roman Font and double space your essay. You are to put proper page headings at the top of your paper and these are to be single- spaced. Your page headings should look as follows:

11 Applied Communications........................................... Your Name Johnny Got His Gun....................................................... Period 3 Outline........................................................................... Date

2 Create a folder and a file. You are to create a folder entitled: Johnny. Open up Word and create a file entitled Johhny OL.

3. Create an outline. Use the five- paragraph essay format. Place your outline in your Johnny folder.

4. Create a rough draft. Pull down under save as and change the name of the file from Johnny OL to Johnny RD. Remember to change the heading at the top of the page from Outline to Rough Draft and change the date to the current date. Remove all headings and arrange your ideas into proper sentences and paragraphs. Add or delete ideas where necessary. Do not do any editing in your rough draft. Save your rough draft into your Johnny folder.

5. Create a final copy. Pull down under save as and change the name of the file from Johnny RD to Johnny FC. Remember to change the headings at the top of the page from Rough Draft to Final Copy and change the date to the current date. Proofread and edit thoroughly. Check for errors in sentence structure and conventions. Read your work aloud to make sure that your sentences sound smooth and that your ideas are clear to the reader.

6. Submit your work: Put final copy on top, then rough draft, then outline, Staple securely in upper left hand corner.