Prompt: Write a multi-paragraph informational essay about the different kinds of gardens that people can create. Describe roof gardens, organic gardens, and community gardens and how each kind of garden can be started and the benefits of each. Use relevant facts, concrete details, and quotations from all three passages in your essay. Use appropriate transitions between sentences and paragraphs to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts. Use precise language to explain the topic. Provide a concluding statement.
(a) Provide an introduction.
(b) Organize your essay in order of importance or logical order.
(c) Use relevant facts, concrete details, and quotations from all three passages in your essay. (MLA citations)
(d) Use appropriate transitions between sentences and paragraphs to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
(e) Use precise language to explain the topic.
(f) Provide a concluding statement.
(g) Your paper must be in the form of a multi-paragraph essay.

Manage your time carefully so that you can:
• read the passages.
• plan your essay.
• write your essay; and
• revise and edit your essay.