1. Materials: pen or pencil Two highlighters Half-sheet of paper
Argumentative Essay
Materials: pen or pencil
Two highlighters
Half-sheet of paper

2. Take a Side. Answer these questions with three reasons.
Should schools eliminate sports team?
Schools should eliminate / not eliminate sports team because ___________, __________, and ________.
Should girls and boys be taught separately?
Girls and boys should / should not be taught separately because ___________, __________, and ________.

3. Fluency Read two articles. First reading (Cloze)
As the teacher reads, she will pause and you will in the blank.
Second reading (Partner)
Partner A will read the first paragraph and pause while Partner b fills in the blank.
Partner B will read the second paragraph and pause will Partner A fills in the blank.
Third reading (Independent)
Using your highlighters create a key. One color will be to highlight three reasons for it and the other color will be to highlight three reasons against it.

4. Pick a question and article.
State your side and pick three reasons from the ARTICLE.
Schools should eliminate / not eliminate sports
team because ___________, __________, and
________. OR
Girls and boys should / should not be taught separately
because ___________, __________, and

5. Example for Reason/Example/Say/Mean/Matter
The first reason that libraries should not get rid of printed books is because it allows us to concentrate more.
For example, books allow you to just concentrate on the book itself and not look at other things.
This expert states, “With electronic screens, we often multitask” (Baron 23).
This means that online reading causes us to have many distractions.
This is significant because it proves that libraries should not get rid of printed books because online books causes the reader to not fully concentrate.

6. Thesis
Pick one.
Although _____State a contradiction to your claim____, schools should eliminate / not eliminate sports
team because ___________, __________, and
________. OR
Although ______state a contradiction to your claim___, girls and boys should / should not be taught separately
because ___________, __________, and

7. Introduction
The concept of buying a hardcover book is slowly but surely going away. In the article “Should Libraries Get Rid of Printed Books?,” it examines the pros and cons about getting rid of printed books in libraries. Shannon McClintock Miller, a teacher librarian, states how libraries should get rid of printed books because digital content is easier to use. However, Naomie S. Baron says libraries should not get rid of printed books because readers multitask with electronic screens. Although digital libraries are becoming more and more popular, libraries should not get rid of printed books because readers multitask with electronic screens, there is nostalgia with printed books, and a library is not library without books.

8. Conclusion
Even though libraries want to save money with digital books, they should not get rid of printed copies. The first reason is because… The second reason is because… The third reason is because… In conclusion, printed copies in libraries allow readers to have the choice whether they want to read a hardcopy or a digital copy.

9. Rough Draft
Complete the green packet for homework!