September 26th, 2013

9/26/13

In Class:
Journal--   Identify one thing that you wish didn’t exist. Explain—with detail—why you feel this way, and what your reasoning could be for abolishing it.

As a class, we read two articles: one in favor of laws requiring the use of seat belts, and one opposed to such laws. Using the information from the articles and the ideas of the class, we created a T-chart of pros and cons for this argument.

Independently, each student worked on the following assignment:

* Choose one issue/argument from the list of the Top 100 Debate Items.
* Write your argument as a statement.
* Make a T-chart of pros and cons for your statement.
* Print and read at least one resource in favor and at least one resource opposed to your statement—debate.org, procon.org, and idebate.org are good places to start.
* Use your online resources to help flesh out your T-chart with specific evidence and details.
* Write one page which:
    a. Presents an issue.
    b. Presents the arguments on both sides of the issue
    c. Arrives at an ultimate conclusion based on evidence in the writing.

Homework:
Finish the in-class persuasive writing assignment.