Your Writing Prompt: You heard a rumor that there was a fight at school today, and you really want to know the truth of what happened. It is the very end of the day, and you only have time to ask one of the following people about the incident. Who do you believe will give you the most accurate description of what happened and why? Use specific details and examples to support your choice.
Ms. Diaz - the teacher who broke up the fight
Officer Weinburg- the school resource officer who took a report afterwards
Demitri - one of the students in the fight
Saskia - witness to the fight (and Demitri’s friend)

Directions:
Read the prompt CAREFULLY. Pick one of the four options given. Highlight the one you picked in yellow.
Write an essay that responds to the prompt. Your essay should be at least four paragraphs long.
Your essay should include:
An introduction with a thesis statement
At least two body paragraphs with topic sentences
A conclusion

Read the excerpts from the land. [willie] turned to my daddy. "it's my boy mitchell done this, mister edward, and i know there ain't no way t' make it up t' ya if this here horse don't heal right, but i jus' 'bout t' put a strap t' mitchell my own self 'bout what he done. i'm gonna put a strap t' him right now, matter of fact! " with that said, he positioned his whip and turned toward mitchell. *** my daddy stopped and looked at me. "no," he said. "i'm not going to whip you, paul. no, your punishment is that you'll never get to ride ghost wind again. i figure you'll remember that a whole lot longer than a whipping. you won't ride any of the other horses either, including the appaloosa, until i say so." which statement about willie’s and mister edward’s reactions is true? both men believe that their sons should be held accountable for their behavior. both men believe that their sons need to learn to handle horses properly. both men believe that their sons will likely harm the horses if they ride them. both men believe that their sons have permanently injured ghost wind