Pick an issue you care about and argue your point. The assignment is to write an argumentative essay. The key is to have facts to back up your opinion.
- Pick a topic question from the lists below.
- Begin with a topic sentence/introduction that shares your opinion.
- Research the issue and find at least two sources with facts that support your position.
- Find and rewrite three or more of the best facts that support your opinion. These will be the topic sentences for the paragraphs in your body.
- Write supporting details for each of these facts. These should not be opinions, thoughts, or ideas.
- Write a conclusion that restates your opinion, gives an interesting fact/point/idea about the topic, and wraps up the essay.
- Read the essay aloud to find mistakes/areas that are not clear.
- Using cell phones make people more/less connected
- Social media and texting hurt/improve the lives of teenagers
- Violent video games cause/don't people to act out violently
- Reading online is better/worse than reading a book
- Helicopter parents help/harm their children
- Recycling really makes/does not make a difference
- Schools should/should not have vending machines that sell sodas, candy, and other "bad" snacks
- Cell phones should/should not be banned in schools for both students and teachers
- Students should/should not wear school uniforms
- Students should/should not be held back for bad grades
- Using animals for scientific research is/is not inhumane
- Fast food, soda, chips and other unhealthy food should/should not be heavily taxed
- Watching TV is good/bad for children
- Athletes caught using steroids should/should not be banned from professional sports for life
- Students should/should not have to learn cursive writing
- Parents should/should not monitor what their kids are doing online
- Social life is/is not more important than academics
- Home schooling is more/less effective than public schools
- Charter schools are more/less effective than public schools
- Social media improves/reduces students reading skills
- Social media improves/reduces students writing skills
- Violent sports like boxing and MMA should/should not be banned
- Sports involving animals should/should not be banned
- Violent movies increase/do not increase teen violence
- Lotteries should/should not be banned
- Sports betting should/should not be legal
- Carrying a concealed weapon should/should not be legal
- Gun control reduces/does not reduce crime
- Praying in school should/should not be legal
- Youtube should/should not be legal under 18 years old
- Cigarette smoking should/should not be banned
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