Lesson 63 of 88 · Narrative Essay
⭐ 30 XP🥐 Story BakeryArgumentative: Standardized Testing
Should standardized tests determine college admissions.
🎯 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
🥐 "Her hands shook as she opened the envelope." (We don't need to be told she's nervous.)
Instructions
Should standardized tests determine college admissions? Argue 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
Should standardized tests determine college admissions? Argue your position. Use evidence and examples to support your ideas. Proofread for grammar and spelling.
Writing Prompt:
Should standardized tests determine college admissions? Argue 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.
Take a small moment from today and turn it into a 3-paragraph story.
For the dinner table
“Tell me the story you wrote — in your own words.”
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