Each of the following plans for an essay contains a thesis statement and several topic sentences in scrambled order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the topic sentences in each group according to an order that makes sense. Thesis statement: America's current high school drop-out crisis is negatively impacting our society in a number of ways.
Topic sentences:
Worst of all, because too many high school drop-outs wind up in prison or on unemployment, the high drop-out rate reflects a terrible waste of human potential.
Even worse, some drop-outs become a financial burden on their communities because they pay little to no taxes but need support in the form of food stamps, housing assistance, and government health care.
One consequence of large numbers of high school drop-outs, who typically earn low wages, is a significant reduction in the community's economic growth.

A) 1, 3, 2
B) 2, 3, 1
C) 3, 2, 1

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Each of the following plans for an essay contains a thesis statement and several topic sentences in scrambled order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the topic sentences in each group according to an order that makes sense. Thesis statement: America's current high school drop-out crisis is negatively impacting our society in a number of ways.
Topic sentences:
____ Worst of all, because too many high school drop-outs wind up in prison or on unemployment, the high drop-out rate reflects a terrible waste of human potential.
____ Even worse, some drop-outs become a financial burden on their communities because they pay little to no taxes but need support in the form of food stamps, housing assistance, and government health care.
____ One consequence of large numbers of high school drop-outs, who typically earn low wages, is a significant reduction in the community's economic growth.

A) 1, 3, 2
B) 2, 3, 1
C) 3, 2, 1

Eliannis Rodriguez · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The logical progression starts with the economic impact (low wages leading to reduced economic growth), moves to the social support needed due to these economic conditions (financial burden on communities), and concludes with the broader societal implications (waste of human potential due to high incarceration or unemployment rates).

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