1. English 110
Diagnostic Essay

2. Directions:
For this assignment you will need to write an in-class essay that answers the following essay question: In order to reduce poverty, should America replace all of its social welfare/poverty programs with guaranteed government-funded income?
Your essay will need to conform as closely as possible to the following standards:
Have a clear thesis statement that directly answers the essay question.
Be in basic essay format and include an introduction, body, and conclusion
Stay on topic.
Use the reading as support for your thesis.
Correctly credit any of the information taken from the reading with a signal phrase.
Be at least 1 and ½ pages long.
Be proofread with few, if any, grammar errors.
Be finished within the class period.