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Name________________________________________Date____________Bell________

ArgumentativeWritingAssignment

Fromourreadingofdystopianliterature,wehavelearnedthatoursocietystruggleswith
theamountofcontrolourgovernmenthasoverourpersonalfreedomsthroughtheiruse
ofrulesandtechnology.Withthatideainmind,youwillwriteanargumentativeessay
ononeofthefollowingtopics,oranapprovedtopicofyourchoosing.

Shoulddodgeballbeallowedinschools?
Shouldsleddingbebanned?
DoesthegovernmenthavetherighttoaccessAmericansphones?
Shouldschoolsallowteacherstocarryguns?
Shouldparentsand/orschoolsbeabletousehightechmonitoringforsafety?
ShouldAmericacloseitsborderstoimmigrants?

Youwillneedtofindatleast3sourcesonyourissue.Itisbestthatarticlesare
unbiasedandlookatallsidesoftheissue.Sourcesshouldhaveaclearauthor,sotry
tostickwithpublishedarticles.Newselamaybeagreatplacetostartyoursearch.

DeadlinesIfyoumeetallthedeadlinesandkeepthissheetdocumentingMrs.Moster
signedoffonyourdeadline,youwillreceive2extrapointsonyourfinaldraft.

WritingSteps:

DueDates:

TeacherSignOff:

TopicandBrainstorm(10pts)

3/11

Find3sources(10pts)

3/14

Notesonsources(25pts)

3/16

Outline(25pts)

3/18

Draft(25pts)

3/22

Final(40Assessmentpts)

3/24

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