Explanatory Prompt Example

Below is a typed version of one student's explanatory prompt.

As Ronald Regan once said, "Troubles in the world would disappear if we were talking to one another instead of about each other." We should work out ourproblems by talking directly to each other, not starting rumors. For example, in every school, there is gossip that goes around.

In so many schools, there is gossip that spreads. Gossip is started to affect someone else. For example, if two friends have a fight and broke up the friendship, one friend might start gossiping to get back at the other. If we did what Mr. Reagan said and the two friends talked to each other about the situation, they wouldn't have talk about each other in a negative way. To stop and prevent gossip and rumors, problems have to be talked about.

For troubles to "disappear," we have to talk to others about a situation. For example, I fight a lot with my sister. Instead of having a fight and then her being mean to me, we have to talk it out. We need to find out what we were finding over and make a compromise. This means we need to agree on something we both like. If we do this, our troubles will disappear.

We need to talk to each other instead of about each other to make our troubles disappear. To work out problems, talk to someone, not about them. If we do what Ronald Reagan says, there will be less rumors and more problems solved calmly and peacefully.