Essay
ANCHOR STANDARD: RI. 10.1 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.
Circle the prompt you will research and write about.
1. State and defend a claim that juveniles should/should not be tried and treated as adults.
2. State and defend a claim that climate change is/is not the greatest threat facing humanity today.
3. State and defend a claim that all people should/should not have the right to own guns.
4. State and defend a claim that homework should/should not be banned.
5. State and defend a claim that social media has/ has not improved human communication.
6. State and defend a claim that people should/ should not be legally required to get vaccines.
My claim/Thesis statement: (Write a sentence stating whether you agree or disagree and your 3 reasons.) DO NOT USE “I”. This should be 1 sentence.
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Step 2- Find articles
Write the title of the articles you will use below. You should have articles that agree with your claim and one article that disagrees.
What is your first reason with support ?
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What is your second reason with support ?
What is your third reason with support ?
What is the counterclaim with support ?
Step 3- Outline your essay.
See the Argumentative Essay Outline..
Step 4- Type your essay.