Write a letter to your state senator in which you argue in favor of keeping the Electoral College or changing to
election by popular vote for the president of the United States. Use the information from the texts in your essay.
Manage your time carefully so that you can
• read the passages;
• plan your response;
• write your response; and
• revise and edit your response
Be sure to
• include a claim;
• address counterclaims;
• use evidence from multiple sources; and
• avoid overly relying on one source.
When referring to evidence and information from passages, you should use paraphrasing and short quotations. To
credit sources, students should use informal, in-text citations (e.g., MLA author or title tags).
Your response should be in the form of a multiparagraph essay. Write your response in the space provided.