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Friday, March 16, 2018

Argument Topic

Think about an issue you feel strongly about or want to learn more about. You may look at Pro/Con site to get ideas.  Begin learning about the topic and decide where you stand.
Pro/Con.org
Argument Writing Text Sets
50 Argument Writing Topics
401 Argument Writing Topics 

Some tips for Formulating and Writing an Argument
Argument Writing Online Template 

Links to Resources

Gun Control
Gun Control 
Pro/Con Gun Control 
The Pros and Cons of Gun Control-Odyssey

Death Penalty Resources
Death Penalty Facts 
CNN Fast Facts
Amnesty International Gun Control 

Video Games and Youth Violence
Pro/Con on Video Game Use 
What Research Says about Children and Video games NPR Interview
Can Video Games Cause Violence? 
Do Video games Lead to mass Shooting? NYT article
How Playing Violent Video Games May Change the brain TIME
Video Games make Us More Violent

Cell Phones
Cell Phones and Radiation

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Malice
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