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Case Study: Your Task: Produce a well-developed paragraph that demonstrates your ability to employ principles of paragraph structure. Read the prompt on the next page and write your response in the text box provided. The box will expand if you want to write more than the space provided. Aim for 150-200 words.
Instructions: Although your answer is based in your own experience and personal opinions, you will be graded on your ability to express those experiences and opinions in an academic paragraph structure. Please refer to the eConestoga materials and the grading rubric for details on how to construct a fully developed academic paragraph.
In the article "Why lowering the voting age in Canada is such a good idea" (2022), Christina Clark-Kazak lists four main arguments in favour of lowering the voting age in Canada. First, read the article carefully and choose ONE argument from this list that you feel is the most convincing.
Then, persuade your audience that lowering the voting age is the right decision for Canada (using the article as support). Your audience could be your friends, your parents, your professors, your employer, your city council, your local Member of Parliament, or even the House of Commons: whatever the case, be sure to write with a clear audience in mind. Explain and support your answer with • your own ideas and examples, and • one integrated quotation from the assigned Module 5 reading
Remember to focus your paragraph on just one of the four main arguments in favour of lowering the voting age provided in the Module 5 article. Use your topic sentence to clearly express your position, and then make sure you consistently support that position throughout your paragraph. Include an in-text citation for any quoted material.
Question:
2. Could fuel political engagement Lowering the age to a time when young people are enrolled in high school civics classes could increase formal political participation and strengthen democracy. Despite the political consciousness and engagement of children and young people, there is still widespread apathy and declining participation among young adult voters. Research across jurisdictions that have introduced under-18 voting indicates that the impact is "often positive in terms of political engagement and civic attitudes."