Pt.Chester Student Task II: Teenage Drinking

Port Chester Middle School
Regents Comprehensive Examination in English
Student Task II - Teenage Drinking

Directions:

Read the text and study the graph on the following pages and write a response based on the situation described below. You may use the margins to take notes as you read and the blank page following the multiple-choice questions to plan your response.

The Situation:

An 8^th grade student in your community was recently killed as a result of a drunk driving accident. You have decided to write an article in your local school newspaper discussing the facts pertaining to teenage drinking and ways to prevent any further alcohol related fatalities.

Your Task:

Write an article for your school newspaper. Using relevant information from the text and graph, discuss the factors that influence teenage drinking and the implications of those factors for reducing drunk driving.

Guidelines:

Tell your audience what they need to know about the dangers of drunk driving.
Use specific, accurate and relevant information from the article and the graph to support your article.
Use a tone and level of language appropriate for an age appropriate school newspaper.
Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner.
Be sure to indicate any words taken directly from the speech by using quotation marks or referring to the speaker.
Follow the conventions of standard written English.