Occasionally, students in elementary school are allowed to advance to the next grade even though they have not successfully comp
leted the lower grades. Advocates of social promotion think that keeping a child in a grade for longer than a year hurts his or her development and self esteem. Write an essay stating your opinion on this issue, making sure to support your opinion with convincing reasons/
<span> This is my SOL writing, The prompt I did is about moving elementary school students up a grade even though they did not complete the lower grade. This prompt is more so persuasive and personal both mixed into one because I am expressing my own opinion and I am trying to persuade the reader to agree with me. SOL writing is practice and preparation for the real exam. When I submitted my essay, I got feed back on how I would score on a 1-4 scale if it were a real SOL. I also included notes from my teacher that could help me on the SOL. Then I included a reflection for myself to see in what areas I need to work on in order for my work to be perfect or better. This selection in particular helped me because it helped me see how the SOL will be and then the feedback helps me see where I am on the writing scale.</span>
