You may choose your claim from these topics:
- Is college necessary for a successful future?
- Should the use of plastic (i.e.: straws, bags) be banned in consumer markets?
- Are homeschool students at a disadvantage compared to public school students?
- Has technology negatively affected our ability to communicate with each other?
- Should high school students be required to take an online class in order to graduate?
- Should the driving age be raised to 17 instead of 16?
- Locate one credible source (.org, .gov, .edu website) that you will use to research your topic. Include the web address to the website below. How does this source help support your claim?
- Locate a second credible source (.org, .gov, .edu website) that you will use to research your topic. Include the web address to the website below. How does this source help support your claim?
- Write an essay that meets the following criteria:
- 3 paragraphs
- Includes quotes and citations from at least two sources, in MLA format
- Follows claim/counterclaim/rebuttal format
| Write the rough draft of your essay in this box |
When you are finished, copy and paste your rough draft into the box below. Revise your essay inside of this box and highlight the changes you made in pink.
| Revise the rough draft of your essay in this box |
- Discuss in at least five sentences the changes you made and why the final draft of the paragraph is an improvement over the first draft.
