1. Creating an Idea Web

2. Sarah’s ribbon is not a hat Does not cover her head Does not protect her head Main Argument Supporting Argument The bubble in the middle contains your main argument. Bubbles stemming off of that contain your supporting arguments. THE BASIC IDEA WEB

3. Sarah’s ribbon is not a hat Does not cover her head Does not protect her head Not fitted to her head Does not cover her whole head Would not keep head dry Too flimsy Next, you start adding evidence to back up your supporting arguments: Until you have enough evidence to back up each supporting argument! Add more evidence... And more evidence...

4. Rock band t- shirts should not be forbidden. Not disruptive Tinker case does not support restricting free speech in this case. Kids need to be able to express themselves. Class was never delayed Principal Carter testified that there had not been any disruptions Kids had discussions, but never got into fights Simply having a fear that something will happen is not enough There have to be threats of violence and good evidence of disruption of education. Kids learn to debate respectfully about differing opinions. This is an important life skill. Kids have a variety of interests and backgrounds that bring new opinions and experiences to school, just like the real world.