Name __________________ November 6, 2007
ORGANIZATION SHEET Group ________
PARAGRAPH ONE: INTRODUCTION
Begin with a good lead: This can be a story, quote or question that makes your point.
STATE YOUR MAIN IDEA OR THESIS:
LEAD: Did you know every day in the U.S 100,000 students bring guns to school; 160,000 students skip school because they are scared of physical harm; 40 students are hurt or killed by guns;6,250 teachers are threaten with bodily injury; 260 teachers are physically assaulted?
THESIS: Lockers are school property kids just borrow the lockers for sports equipment library books, school computers, etc.
Choose 3 (or more) good reasons why lockers should be allowed to be searched. State each reason as a separate paragraph.
PARAGRAPH TWO:
FIRST REASON WHY
Lockers don’t belong to students and therefore they have no right to expect that lockers won’t get searched.
SUPPORT: Since guns and drugs aren’t allowed in school to make sure that doesn’t happen is to do random searches in school lockers.
PARAGRAPH THREE:
FIRST REASON WHY
Without searching lockers young criminals will know that they can hide forbidden things such as guns without fear. And with searching lockers students will think twice before bringing things to school.
SUPPORT: And with searching lockers students will think twice before bringing things to school.
PARAGRAPH FOUR:
FIRST REASON WHY
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PARAGRAPH FIVE:
REBUTTAL (My opponent may say…. But)
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PARAGRAPH SIX:
REBUTTAL (My opponent may say…. But)
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CONCLUSION:
RESTATE YOUR ARGUMENTS (accumulatio: summary and climax)
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A FINAL STATEMENT THAT MAKES YOUR POINT
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