Strong Explanatory Essay

In this explanatory essay, a middle-school writer suggests four other faces that could be memorialized at Mount Rushmore and explains the contribution each person made.

Title: Mount Rushmore’s Famous Faces

Level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Mode: Explanatory Writing

Form: Explanatory Essay

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