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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@[email protected]@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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