Write a 1500-word article about why community college students drop out of college and how we can help them stay enrolled using personal examples, information from classmates, and quotes from the texts we read in class (additional research is appreciated but not required). This is not a traditional essay and should not be in typical Intro/Body/Conclusion format. Instead you should think about this as an article that will be included in the article packet next Fall.
General: Choose one reason students drop out and make a recommendation about how they can stay enrolled. As we’ve discussed in class, students drop-out for many reasons, and you do not need to present your issue as the be-all end-all problem.
Your Opening Move should engage your reader and help them see some reality about dropping out. You may want to use statistics or a personal story. Whatever you do, you’ll want to establish Ethos. We will go over examples in class, but keep in mind that this paper does not need to be a “standard academic paper”.
