Lesson 1 of 88 · Narrative Essay
⭐ 30 XP🥐 Story BakeryArgumentative: Social Media Impact
Does social media do more harm than good for teenagers.
🎯 Your mission
Take a side. Defend it. Don't be boring.
⚡ 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
Does social media do more harm than good for teenagers? Take a clear position and support it with evidence.
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
Does social media do more harm than good for teenagers? Take a clear position and support it with evidence.
Writing Prompt:
Does social media do more harm than good for teenagers? Take a clear position and support it with evidence.
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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