Write an argumentative essay using evidence from your research to support your ideas for the following prompt: Should schools be allowed to punish students for what they write on social media?
Remember you have to choose a side. You must use evidence from at least three of the articles:
“Tinker V. Des Moines: Freedom of Speech for Students” by Laws for Kids
“Free Speech in High School”l by Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)
“A Cheerleader’s Vulgar Message Prompts a First Amendment Showdown” by Adam Liptak
“High School Junior Sues School District for Free Speech Infringement, Wins Settlement” by The Free Speech Project Introduction:
Hook (H): A statement that catches the attention of the reader. Can be a rhetorical question, a shocking statistic, an anecdote, Etc.
The first amendment protect Free speech and social media
Background Information (B): 2-3 sentences giving the reader important background information about argument and topic presented.
Thesis Statement (T): Write your defensible thesis statement here.
Although
Body Paragraph One:
Topic Sentence (TS): One sentence to briefly introduce reason 1 of your thesis.
Claim (C): One specific claim that has to do with your topic sentence and answers the question (no explanation should appear here at all)
Evidence (E): Quote from the text that proves or helps explain your claim –must be cited.
Reasoning (R): Explain how your evidence proves your claim. Must address what the quotes means as well as why it matters and link back to your topic sentence and thesis statement.
Claim (C): One specific claim that has to do with your topic sentence and answers the question (no explanation should appear here at all)
Evidence (E): Quote from the text that proves or helps explain your claim –must be cited.
Reasoning (R): Explain how your evidence proves your claim. Must address what the quotes means as well as why it matters and link back to your topic sentence and thesis statement.
Counterclaim (C): Transition word and the opposing point of view that you will prove wrong (no explanation should appear here at all)
Evidence (E): Quote from the text that supports your refutation of the opposing point of view - must be cited.
Rebuttal (R): Prove the counterclaim wrong, clearly link back to your side of the argument and link back to your thesis and topic sentences.
Concluding Sentence (CS): One sentence to summarize the overall learning or the “takeaway” of the paragraph that links back to your topic sentence.
Body Paragraph Two:
Topic Sentence (TS): One sentence to briefly introduce reason 2 of your thesis.
Claim (C): One specific claim that has to do with your topic sentence and answers the question (no explanation should appear here at all)
Evidence (E): Quote from the text that proves or helps explain your claim –must be cited.
Reasoning (R): Explain how your evidence proves your claim. Must address what the quotes means as well as why it matters and link back to your topic sentence and thesis statement.
Claim (C): One specific claim that has to do with your topic sentence and answers the question (no explanation should appear here at all)
Evidence (E): Quote from the text that proves or helps explain your claim –must be cited.
Reasoning (R): Explain how your evidence proves your claim. Must address what the quotes means as well as why it matters and link back to your topic sentence and thesis statement.
Counterclaim (C): Transition word and the opposing point of view that you will prove wrong (no explanation should appear here at all)
Evidence (E): Quote from the text that supports your refutation of the opposing point of view - must be cited.
Rebuttal (R): Prove the counterclaim wrong, clearly link back to your side of the argument and link back to your thesis and topic sentences.
Concluding Sentence (CS): One sentence to summarize the overall learning or the “takeaway” of the paragraph that links back to your topic sentence.
Conclusion:
Restated thesis (RT): Restate your thesis by flipping it around.
Summarization (S): Summarize the main ideas that you brought up in your topic sentences. DO NOT introduce new information. This should not be a restated topic sentence; rather you are tying in the key information.
Take Away (T): What do we want readers to know after reading the essay? What is the message they need to understand?
