Below are the sheets we used in class to plan out argumentative essays. Instructions given in class are in italics.
Use the list below to choose a topic. You
may use a topic that is not listed, but check with the great and powerful
M.Peters first.
Argumentative Essay Topics
Should students be allowed to have cell
phones in school?
Should students have to wear
uniforms?
Should college
athletes be paid
for
playing?
Should the elderly receive free rides?
Should state colleges be
free to attend?
Should all
American citizens have to complete a year of community
service?
Should students be
required to take
foreign language classes?
Should the voting
age be lowered to thirteen?
Should the driving age be raised to twenty-one?
Should students be
paid
for
having good grades?
Should students’ textbooks be replaced by notebook
computers?
Should students have to
pass a basic skills test to graduate high school?
Should students’ grades in gym affect their
grade point averages?
Should boys and girls
be in separate classes?
Should
people who download music and movies illegally
be punished?
Should music with curse words be allowed at school
dances?
Should public
schools begin the day with a silent
prayer time?
Should students be able to listen to MP3
players on headphones during study hall?
Should schools offer fast food options like McDonalds or Taco Bell?
Should cities offer free
public Wi-Fi?
Should people
be allowed to keep exotic animals like chimpanzees or tigers?
Should the government increase spending on
the space program?
Should children
have to use booster seats in
cars?
Should people
have to get a license
to become parents?
Should
people be
allowed
to curse
on daytime television?
Should students be allowed to eat during class?
Should students and teachers be friends on Facebook?
Should students have open
campus lunch periods?
Should students learn about world religions
in public schools?
Should schools start later in the morning?
Should school athletes have
to take drug tests?
Should high school students have
to complete community service hours to graduate?
Should teens
over 13 years be allowed
into R rated movies?
Should state tests be given in other languages for ESL students?
Should everyone under the age of 17 have a 9:00
PM curfew?
Should students be allowed to drop out before they turn 18 years old?
Should people who are caught driving drunk lose
their licenses for a year?
Should students who fail their classes be retained and
have to repeat the grade?
Should female construction workers earn the same wages as males?
Should the government be allowed to detain suspected terrorists without trial?
Should teachers be allowed to have cell phones in the
classroom?
Should the state execute dogs that have
bitten someone?
Working alone, circle one idea (from page 1) that you would
like to write about. Then write your
opinion about it in the space below.
Example opinion: Athletic banquets are fine, but banquets for
honor students should also be held.
Your Opinion:
Write your opinion statement here:
Next, in your writing notebook, write about your topic for five minutes, answering as many of these questions as you can:
*If you cannot
answer at least 5 of these questions, you have not chosen a good topic.
- Why do you care about this topic?
- What do you know about it? Consider personal experience, history, and problems.
- Who is an expert that you could talk to?
- What are the main reasons, feelings, or opinions about this issue?
- What might people who disagree with you say?
- What is the solution?
- What do you want other people to do?
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