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Title: Persuasive Essay


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Persuasive Essay
  • Locker Searches

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Three-Pronged Thesis (Con)
  • Student lockers should not be searched because it
    is an invasion of privacy, a sign of lack of
    trust, and a judgment of guilt without proof.
  • Topic is underlined
  • Position is in italics
  • 3 prongs are bolded

3
General Thesis Statement (Con)
  • The school board should not adopt random locker
    searches on all district campuses.
  • Topic is underlined
  • Position is in italics

4
Three-Pronged Thesis (Pro)
  • Allowing locker searches will create a positive
    learning environment, will not be a problem for
    students who have nothing to hide, and will offer
    parents peace of mind in knowing their child is
    safe and out of harms way at school.
  • Topic is underlined
  • Position is in italics
  • 3 prongs are bolded

5
General Thesis Statement (PRO)
  • The school board should adopt random locker
    searches on all district campuses.
  • Topic is underlined
  • Position is in italics

6
Average Introductory Paragraph (PRO)
  • In the past decade, there has been a rise in
    drugs and weapons on school campuses. As a
    result, the school board has been discussing what
    to do to combat this problem. Instituting random
    locker searches to find illegal paraphernalia is
    one solution. The school board believes that
    conducting locker searches will be beneficial to
    keep students in a safe learning environment.
    However, do students think this is a good plan?
    Allowing locker searches will create a positive
    learning environment, will not be a problem for
    students who have nothing to hide, and will offer
    parents peace of mind in knowing their child is
    safe and out of harms way at school.
  • Attention getter is underlined
  • Background information is in italics
  • Thesis is bolded

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Better Introductory Paragraph (PRO)
  • In the past decade, there has been a rise in
    drugs and weapons on school campuses. As a
    result, the school board has been discussing what
    to do to combat this problem. Instituting random
    locker searches to find illegal paraphernalia is
    one solution. The school board believes that
    conducting locker searches will be beneficial.
    Allowing locker searches could create a more
    positive learning environment. Also, this plan
    will not be a problem for students who have
    nothing to hide. Finally, searches will offer
    parents peace of mind in knowing their child is
    safe and out of harms way at school. For all of
    these reasons, the school board should adopt
    random locker searches on all district campuses.
  • Attention getter is underlined
  • Background information is in italics
  • Introduction of body paragraphs is in regular
    text
  • Thesis is bolded
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