1. Five-Paragraph Debate Essay: How to…
September 2nd:  Essays (Introductions and Conclusions Due)  
Introduction:  Attention Grabber, Thesis
3 Body Paragraphs ... Textual Evidence/ Research Support  ( one in each paragraph)
Conclusion
5 to 7 sentences per paragraph minimum
August 30th:  N, W, B Chart with Proof and Citations Due
3 source minimum ( quotes: books, articles, statistics, interviews, stakeholders) 

2. Thesis Thesis/Claim or statement of the proposition Period 2,3
Affirmative: Book censorship should be stopped at Aprende because __________, _____, and _________.
Negative: Book censorship should continue at Aprende because __________,_____, and _________.
Period 6,7
Affirmative: Backpack searches should be stopped at Aprende because __________,_____, and _________.
Negative: Backpack searches should continue at Aprende because __________, _____, and _________.

3. Introduction Paragraph’s Attention Grabbers
Snapshots
Paint a picture in the mind of the reader. Draw the reader in to your topic. ( thorough description)
Rhetoric ?’s
What is freedom? Where is the line between safety and freedom?
What is the cost of freedom? Isn’t safety more important than freedom?
Quote
Pick Officer Dani/ Ms. Everett power quote
Or parent, article, etc…

4. Introduction Example….
How does the school have a right to search through our backpacks even if we say no? Doesn’t the constitution apply to everyone? We are resolved to eliminate backpack searches because of the effect it has on us students because of profiling or even assumptions, instead of back pack searches we could use security guards and metal detectors and with that it would be a benefit to teachers, parents and students.

5. Support Paragraphs…
demonstrate, display, exhibit, explain, illustrate, indicate, prove, reflect, show, signify, validate
1. Restate prong or blank on thesis….
Backpack searches keep kids safe.
Support.
Explain support.
Backpack searches are an invasion of privacy. Support. Explain
Jonas’ community is too strict. For example on page 23, “ blah, blah “. This clearly demonstrates what an overly controlled society…..
Jonas is moving from conformity to rebellion. This is illustrated through the following quote : “ blah, blah” ( 23).

6. Example Paragraphs
The idea of backpack searches are pointless in most cases, because of the chance of the student moving the weapon or drugs in their backpack before the teachers could search it. To support this reasoning stated that "these programs found that only a handful have been evaluated and even fewer have been deemed effective or even promising.“
That being said backpack searches aren’t always affective. There are better ideas for example, they could be security guards and maybe even metal detectors cited, "these include the use of metal detectors and security guards on campus rules and regulations regarding student conduct and dress could be better for school safety."

7. Citation In Paper …. In chart = RD okay
Survey
"According to a survey I conducted on [this date] using [whatever method - in person or using an online service like SurveyMonkey], I discovered the following results...“
Interview
In an interview with Stephanie Arkin, I found that she and her friends "feel that teenagers today aren't motivated to do anything. They just hang around." (no parenthetical citation required)
Most older people seem to "feel that teenagers today aren't motivated to do anything. They just hang around" (Arkin).
Book
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
Article
Example with title of webpage, no author or sponsor:
Amphibian populations are in decline in many areas of the world (“Amphibians”).