1. First Name Last Name Teacher’s Name Course Name – Class Period Date Topic: A current issue, argued with passion

2. THESIS STATEMENT: This is what you will argue publicly with conviction. Censorship in music is necessary to protect children from lewd and violent lyrics.

3. Background Information Write your topic overview and basic definitions here.

4. At least one statistic that supports your position. Include your parenthetical citation.

5. 3 PRO OPINIONS (agree with the stand you are taking): FIRST PRO ARGUMENT GOES HERE Evidence: (Quote with parenthetical citation)

6. 3 PRO OPINIONS (agree with the stand you are taking): SECOND PRO ARGUMENT GOES HERE Evidence: (Quote with parenthetical citation)

7. 3 PRO OPINIONS (agree with the stand you are taking): THIRD PRO ARGUMENT GOES HERE Evidence: (Quote with parenthetical citation)

8. 1 CON OPINION (disagrees with the stand you are taking): FIRST and ONLY CON ARGUMENT GOES HERE Evidence: (Quote with parenthetical citation)

9. Respond to the opposition ’ s argument here in a brief paragraph.

10. Works Cited MLA format citations go here for all sources used in this presentation. List the citations in alphabetical order.