Lesson 51 of 88 · Explanatory Essay
⭐ 30 XP🗻 Essay SummitArgumentative: School Start Times
✍️ Today's hook
Should schools start later in the morning.
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."
Instructions
Should schools start later in the morning? Use evidence to support your claim. 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 schools start later in the morning? Use evidence to support your claim. 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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⚡ 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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Argumentative: School Start Times
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