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Middle School (6-8) Persuasive Writing Prompts High School (9-12) Persuasive/Argument Writing Prompts IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MY ACCESS® USERS THIS MATERIAL IS COPYRIGHTED, PROPRIETARY AND PROTECTED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN BELONGS EXCLUSIVELY TO VANTAGE LABORATORIES L.L.C., VANTAGE TECHNOLOGIES KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT, L.L.C. D/B/A VANTAGE LEARNING AND/OR SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES OF THE ABOVE ("VANTAGE"). DISCLOSURE, DISSEMINATION OR DUPLICATION OF THIS MATERIAL IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PRIOR WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF VANTAGE. SUBJECT TO YOUR PURCHASE OF A VALID MY ACCESS® END-USER LICENSE AND YOUR ASSENT TO THE TERMS OF USE OUTLINED THEREWITH, YOU MAY PRINT OR DUPLICATE ONE (1) COPY OF THIS MATERIAL EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE. 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VIOLATIONS OF THIS NOTICE SHALL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED BY ANY AND ALL LEGAL AND EQUITABLE MEANS AVAILABLE. 2 High School (9-12) Persuasive/Argument Writing Prompts Table of Contents ® IntelliMetric Prompts .............................................................................................................................. 6 A Controversial Issue ........................................................................................................................... 6 A Global Language ............................................................................................................................... 6 A High School Travel Abroad Program in Your School ...................................................................... 6 A Sense of Wonder ............................................................................................................................... 7 Adding A Class to Your School's Curriculum ...................................................................................... 7 Advertising and its Influence on Society .............................................................................................. 7 Advertising E-Cigarettes ...................................................................................................................... 7 Advertising on School Grounds ............................................................................................................ 8 After-School Job ................................................................................................................................... 9 Alternate Energy Sources ..................................................................................................................... 9 Are Expensive Clothes Worth It? ......................................................................................................... 9 Ban Cell Phone Use in Some Places? ................................................................................................... 9 Beauty Pageants: Rewarding or Degrading? ........................................................................................ 9 Benefits of Globalization .................................................................................................................... 10 Cell Phone Ban for Operators of Motor Vehicles .............................................................................. 10 Challenges of Parenthood ................................................................................................................... 10 Challenging Authority ........................................................................................................................ 10 Changes the Next President Should Make .......................................................................................... 11 Choosing a Rewarding Occupation .................................................................................................... 11 Choosing a School .............................................................................................................................. 11 Cloning ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Competition or Competence ............................................................................................................... 11 Competitive Sport Requirement ......................................................................................................... 12 Conflict Resolution Programs in Schools ........................................................................................... 12 Consequences of Success ................................................................................................................... 12 Department Store Dilemma ................................................................................................................ 13 Dependence on Calculators ................................................................................................................ 13 Do Teens Consider the Consequences? .............................................................................................. 13 Do You Agree With a Curfew? .......................................................................................................... 13 Do You Agree with Capital Punishment? .......................................................................................... 13 Driver’s Ed or Personal Finance? ....................................................................................................... 14 Eliminating Extracurricular Activities ................................................................................................ 14 Eliminating the Penny ......................................................................................................................... 14 Emphasis on Sports............................................................................................................................. 15 Enough is Enough! Or is it? ............................................................................................................... 15 Essential Job Skills ............................................................................................................................. 15 Extracurricular Activities Requirement .............................................................................................. 15 COPYRIGHT © 2016 by Vantage Learning. All Rights Reserved. No part of this work may be used, accessed, reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means or stored in a database or any retrieval system, without the prior written permission of Vantage Learning. Revised 4/12/16. 3 Four-Day School Week? ..................................................................................................................... 16 Genetically Modified Foods ............................................................................................................... 16 Gun Control and Violence .................................................................................................................. 17 Internet Censorship ............................................................................................................................. 17 Internet Classrooms vs. Traditional Classrooms ................................................................................ 17 Invasion of Privacy ............................................................................................................................. 18 Is Cheating Always Wrong? ............................................................................................................... 18 Is Music a Luxury or Important for Survival? .................................................................................... 18 Is Summer Homework Beneficial? ..................................................................................................... 19 It Should Be Law! ............................................................................................................................... 19 Later School Opening ......................................................................................................................... 19 Limiting the Amount of Homework ................................................................................................... 19 Mandatory Recycling .......................................................................................................................... 20 Minimum Driving Age ....................................................................................................................... 20 Nature vs. Nurture .............................................................................................................................. 20 Our Changing Society ......................................................................................................................... 20 Paying Students to Keep Schools Safe ..............................................................................................
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