Should Everyone Get a Trophy?

Name: ______Date: ______Period: ______Should Everyone Get a Trophy?

What Do You Think? Should all kids on sports teams receive trophies? Use evidence from the article to support each side of the debate. Write the information on the lines below.

YES NO Trophies for all! Reward only the best! 1. 1. Trophies can encourage kids who aren’t great athletes to keep playing.

Examine points on both sides of the debate- as well as your own beliefs- and decide if all kid athletes should receive a reward just for participating. State your opinion in one sentence below. This can become a thesis statement for an argumentative essay.

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Now, create an introductory paragraph, introducing the general topic, stating your thesis, and summarizing your three points of evidence to be explained in depth in the body paragraphs. Don’t forget to insert an interesting sentence to grab your reader’s attention and a transition sentence to move the topic into the first body paragraph. ______Name: ______Date: ______Period: ______By Lauren Tarshis, Scholastic Magazine, November 2013, page 26

Is the Bulldog Doomed?

Should we change the breeding standards for bulldogs? Use evidence from the article to support each side of the debate. Write the information on the lines below.

YES NO These dogs need help. Bulldogs are just fine. 1. 1. Bulldogs are suffering.

Examine points on both sides of the debate- as well as your own beliefs- and decide if the breeding standards for bulldogs should be changed. State your opinion in one sentence below. This can become a thesis statement for an argumentative essay.

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Now, create an introductory paragraph, introducing the general topic, stating your thesis, and summarizing your three points of evidence to be explained in depth in the body paragraphs. Don’t forget to insert an interesting sentence to grab your reader’s attention and a transition sentence to move the topic into the first body paragraph. ______

By Kristin Lewis and Jennifer Dignan, Scholastic Magazine, October 2013, page 20 Name: ______Date: ______Period: ______