Lesson 60 of 88 · Narrative Essay
⭐ 30 XP🥐 Story BakeryArgumentative: College Necessity
Is a college degree necessary for success.
🎯 Your mission
Convince a reader who disagrees with you.
⚡ The twist
Start in the middle of the action, not the morning.
Warm-up scribble
Write the first sentence of a story you'll never finish.
Mentor sentence
🥐 "He didn't look at her when he answered." (Says everything.)
Instructions
Is a college degree necessary for success? Present evidence for your position. Use evidence and examples to support your ideas. Proofread for grammar and spelling.
What to Include
Claim
State a clear, debatable claim.
Evidence
Support with facts, data, or examples.
Counterclaim
Address the opposing viewpoint.
Reasoning
Explain how evidence supports the claim.
Conclusion
Restate claim and summarize key points.
Creative Writing
Is a college degree necessary for success? Present evidence for your position. Use evidence and examples to support your ideas. Proofread for grammar and spelling.
Writing Prompt:
Is a college degree necessary for success? Present evidence for your position. Use evidence and examples to support your ideas. Proofread for grammar and spelling.
What to include:
- Claim: State a clear, debatable claim.
- Evidence: Support with facts, data, or examples.
- Counterclaim: Address the opposing viewpoint.
- Reasoning: Explain how evidence supports the claim.
- Conclusion: Restate claim and summarize key points.
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Why this matters in real life
The people who tell stories well shape how everyone else sees the world.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Write a 6-word story this week. (Yes, only 6.)
For the dinner table
“Tell me the story you wrote — in your own words.”
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