Opinion Essay: Recycling Mandate

✍️ Today's hook

Should recycling be required by law.

🔥 Warm-up scribble

Write down something you believe — and one reason you believe it.

🪶 Mentor sentence

🗻 Weak claim: "Phones are bad sometimes." Strong claim: "Phones cost students 23 minutes of focus per hour."

What to do

Should recycling be required by law? Argue for or against. Be sure to include an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

What to include · 1 of 2

Aim for at least 100 words (up to 400).

What to include · 2 of 2

Aim for at least 100 words (up to 400).

Should recycling be required by law? Argue for or against. Be sure to include an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

0 words / 100 minimum

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⚡ The twist: Your opinion is not enough. Bring evidence.

🌍 Why this matters: When you grow up, the people who can defend an idea win the room.

🏆 Try this week: Pick a topic you feel strongly about. Write 3 reasons you're right.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “What's one opinion you'd defend in front of the whole class?”

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