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HOMEWORK Direc&ons:Readtheparagraphexcerptthatfollows.Then,explainhowtheresearchsupportsyourtopicsentenceandyourthesis.

Thesis:Homeworkshouldnotbeassignedinhighschool.ParagraphExcerpt:

Highschoolstudentsaretoobusytocompletehomeworkeverynight.ArecentstudyconductedbytheU.S.CensusBureaureportedthatsixoutoftensecondarystudentspar@cipateinextracurricularac@vi@es(“Nearly6”).

SOCIAL MEDIA Direc&ons:Readtheparagraphexcerptthatfollows.Then,usethecounterargumentandrebu=almethodtofollowuptheinforma>onfromresearch.

Thesis:Parentsshouldmonitortheirteenagestudents’socialmediaaccounts.ParagraphExcerpt:

Someapps,likeSnapchat,havemapfeatures,whichiden@fytheteen’scurrentloca@on.TheSnapMapindicatesnotonlythestreetbutalsotheindividual’spreciseloca@ononthatroad(Sulleyman).

DIGITAL PHOTOS Direc&ons:Readtheparagraphexcerptthatfollows.Then,usethehypothe>calmethodtoexpandupontheinforma>onfromresearch.

Thesis:Digitalphotographsaretooplen>fultobemeaningful.ParagraphExcerpt:

Mostpeopletakepictureseveryday,butfewpeopleeverprintthemout.AccordingtoaninfographicpreparedbyInfotrendWorldwide,peoplewilltakeacombinednumberof1.2trillionphotosin2017(“Here’sHowMany”)

PLAGIARISM Direc&ons:Readtheparagraphexcerptthatfollows.Then,usethecomparisonmethodtoexpandupontheinforma>onfromresearch.

Thesis:Collegestudentsshouldbeexpelledforplagiarizing.ParagraphExcerpt:

Plagiarismisdishonestandunethical.Evenso,a21st-centurystudyconductedbyRutgersUniversityProfessorDonMcCaberevealedthatalmost40percentofstudentspurposefullycopiedfromsourcematerialwithoutci@ngtheinforma@on(“FactsonPlagiarism”).

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ONLINE LEARNING COMPLETION GRADES

BODY IMAGE ANIMAL TESTING

Direc&ons:Readtheparagraphexcerptthatfollows.Then,buildupontheresearchbyagreeingordisagreeingwithittosupportyourthesisandtopicsentence.

Thesis:Onlinelearningisnotasvaluableasface-to-faceexperiences.ParagraphExcerpt:

Inonlineclasses,teachersarenotprivytothesamedialoguewiththeirstudentsasintradi@onalface-to-faceseWngs.Inaveryrealsense,teachingisaboutcateringinstruc@ontoeverystudent’sreadinesslevel,whichisnearlyimpossibletodowithoutfrequentconversa@on(Edmundson).

Direc&ons:Readtheparagraphexcerptthatfollows.Then,helpyouraudiencetothinkabouttheimplica>onsoftheresearchbyposingarhetoricalques>on.

Thesis:Teachersshouldnotassigncomple>ongrades.ParagraphExcerpt:

Comple@ongradesindirectlyteachstudentsthatthequalityoftheirworkisnotimportant.Asoneveteranhighschoolteachernotes,“Comple@ongradessendstudentsthemessagethatwhattheywriteisnotactuallyimportant;theonlyissuethatmaZersisthattheycompletetheassignment”(Walker).

Direc&ons:Readtheparagraphexcerptthatfollows.Then,buildontheresearchbypresen>ngarelatedproblemandsolu>on.

Thesis:Themediaputstoomuchpressureonteensregardingtheirbodyimages.ParagraphExcerpt:

Everywhereteenagegirlslook,theyseemodelsandcelebri@eswiththighgaps.AsimpleGooglesearchreapsovertwomillionar@clesregardinghowwomencanobtainone(Herman).

Direc&ons:Readtheparagraphexcerptthatfollows.Then,usetheauthor’scredibilitytovalidatethepoint.

Thesis:Animaltes>ngshouldbelegal.ParagraphExcerpt:

Althoughhighlydebatable,animaltes@ngisoneoftheonlyreasonsmanylife-savingmedicinesareavailabletohumanstoday.An@bio@cs,insulin,vaccinesforpolioandcervicalcancer,organtransplanta@on,HIVtreatments,heart-bypasssurgery–thesemajoradvanceshavesomethingincommon:theywerealldevelopedandtestedusinganimals(Blakemore).

ColinBlakemoreisprofessorofneuroscienceatOxfordandWarwickuniversi@esandformerheadoftheMedicalResearchCouncil.

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VIDEO GAMES PUBERTY

ATHLETE CONDUCT DISNEY MOVIES

Direc&ons:Readtheparagraphexcerptthatfollows.Then,buildonthepointwithacauseandeffectrela>onship.

Thesis:Videogamesshouldnotbeconsideredasport.ParagraphExcerpt:

Justbecausevideogamescanbeplayedasateamdoesn’tqualifythemasasport;athle@csshouldentailalevelofphysicalexercisethatvideogamesjustdon’toffer.Whenplayingavideogame,childrenareusuallypassiveandsedentary,twomaincontribu@ngfactorstotheobesityepidemic(Loop).

Direc&ons:Readtheparagraphexcerptthatfollows.Then,usethecounterargumentandrebu=almethodtofollowuptheinforma>onfromresearch.

Thesis:StudentsshouldbeginlearningaboutpubertyinfiOhgrade.ParagraphExcerpt:

Byfiehgrade,mostchildrenareincreasinglyawareofandinterestedinthedifferencesbetweenmalesandfemales.AccordingtoKidsHealth,“Betweenages6and10,peersandthemediabegintohaveabiggerinfluenceonsexualaWtudes.Ifparentsandschoolsaren'tareliableeduca@onalresource,childrenmayturntoafriendforinforma@onaboutin@macy,sexualorgans,andreproduc@on”(“UnderstandingEarly”).

Direc&ons:Readtheparagraphexcerptthatfollows.Then,useamethodofbuildinguponresearchofyourchoicetoanalyze/elaborateontheinforma>on.

Thesis:Professionalathlete’sshouldbeheldtohigherconductexpecta>onsthannon-athletes.ParagraphExcerpt:

Arguably,athletesarerolemodels.Beinginthemediaspotlightanddisplayingsomedegreeofexcellence,professionalathletesinvoluntarilysteerthemoralcompassofmillionsofdevoutfans(Denson).

Direc&ons:Readtheparagraphexcerptthatfollows.Then,useamethodofbuildinguponresearchofyourchoicetoanalyze/elaborateontheinforma>on.

Thesis:Disneymoviesdonotnega>velyimpactchildren.ParagraphExcerpt:

AlthoughsomepeoplearguethatDisneymoviesshouldbeavoidedbecausetheyconveynega@vestereotypes,theyactuallyteachimportantlifelessons,haveunderlyingthemes,andcanbeenjoyedinqualitywhole-familyexperiences.Infact,sixofParen>ngmagazinestoptwentyrecommenda@onsforbestfamilymoviesareDisneyfilms(“20Best”).

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Extracurricularprac@cesandgamesusuallytakeplaceaeerschool.Ifhighschoolstudentsdon’tarrivehomeun@lfiveorsixatnight,thatleavesthemminimal@metoeatandspend@mewithfamilyiftheyhavehoursofhomework.Italsomakesitdifficultforthemtogetenoughrest.

Somepeoplemightarguethatrevealingaperson’sloca@onisbeneficialinthecaseofanemergency;however,thisfeatureisalsoextremelydangeroussinceitcanmoreeasilyallowforabduc@on.Moreover,manyparentsareunawarethemapfeatureevenexists.

Evenifeachpersononlytakestenphotographsaday,heorsheisnotgoingtobeabletokeepupwithprin@ngallofthem.Ifdigitalphotographsarenotimportantenoughtobeprinted,aretheytrulymeaningful?

Whenadultsarecaughtchea@ngorplagiarizingintheworkplace,theyareusuallyfired.Collegestudentsneedmoreseverepenal@essothattheyarepreparedforthereali@esofajob.Whatisprac@cedduringcollegewillbecomeahabitthattransferstolifeaeerward.

Unques@onably,teacherswhoseetheirstudentsandspeaktothemonaregularbasishaveabeZerideaofwhothatpersonreallyis.WhichteacherisbeZerpreparedtodifferen@ateanddriveinstruc@onbasedonstudents’needs–theonewhoseesthestudenteveryday,ortheonewhoreadstheirresponsesonascreen?

Ifthequalityofastudent’sworkdoesn’tmaZer,isn’titmorelikelythatteenagerswillresorttochea@ng?Whywouldanyoneworkhardatactuallyunderstandingmisconcep@onsorareasofconfusioniftheyknewtheywouldgetcreditnomaZerwhattheywrote?

Theprimaryissuewithpromo@ngthethighgapisthatitcausesfemalestoresorttoea@ngdisordersinordertoloseweight.Themedianeedstorepresentwomenofallsizesandshapes;noteveryonehasthegene@cmakeuptobethesamesizephysically.

It’sonethingtodebateaboutthevalueofanimaltes@ngasaregularci@zen,butColinBlakemoreistheprofessorofneuroscienceatOxfordandWarwickuniversi@esandformerheadoftheMedicalResearchCouncil.Ifanyone’sopinionshouldbetrustedregardingthebenefitsofmedicaltechnology,it’shis.

Becausetheyareplayedonatelevisionscreen,videogameslimittheplayer’sabilitytogooutside,movearound,andexercise.Asaresult,mostareplayedwhilesiWngonthecouchforhours.

Somepeoplesuggestthatstudentswaitun@ljuniorhighbeforelearningaboutpubertyandthedevelopmentofthebodybecausetheyareslightlymorematureatthisage;however,duetotheriskofearlypregnancyorsexualytransmiZeddiseases,theearlierchildrenareeducatedaboutassociatedrisks,thebeZer.

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