Research Paper
As part of this unit, you will be researching an answer to ONE of the following questions:
1. Should we ban the death penalty?
2. Does the fashion industry influence young girls to have eating disorders?
3. Should professional athletes have to take drug tests?
4. Should the state or federal government put laws into place to prevent bullying?
5. Should the government restrict what types of food are served in school cafeterias?
6. Should steroids be legalized?
7. Should children be required to say the Pledge of Allegiance in schools?
8. Do video games and violent movies have a negative effect on children?
For the topic you select, you must pick one side to research. (Example: If you claim violent video games and movies do not have a negative effect on children, you would research sources that support this claim).
After you conduct research in the library, you will write a 5 paragraph research paper in which you answer the question, based on your research. Later, you will be using information from your research paper to debate your findings with your classmates.
Requirements
1. Final copies will be written in BLUE OR BLACK PEN.
2.In the first paragraph, you will introduce your topic and state your claim.
3. In the second paragraph, you will cite information from 5 different sources which support your claim. You must include 5 different reasons/facts/evidence which support your claim.
1. Should we ban the death penalty?
2. Does the fashion industry influence young girls to have eating disorders?
3. Should professional athletes have to take drug tests?
4. Should the state or federal government put laws into place to prevent bullying?
5. Should the government restrict what types of food are served in school cafeterias?
6. Should steroids be legalized?
7. Should children be required to say the Pledge of Allegiance in schools?
8. Do video games and violent movies have a negative effect on children?
For the topic you select, you must pick one side to research. (Example: If you claim violent video games and movies do not have a negative effect on children, you would research sources that support this claim).
After you conduct research in the library, you will write a 5 paragraph research paper in which you answer the question, based on your research. Later, you will be using information from your research paper to debate your findings with your classmates.
Requirements
1. Final copies will be written in BLUE OR BLACK PEN.
2.In the first paragraph, you will introduce your topic and state your claim.
3. In the second paragraph, you will cite information from 5 different sources which support your claim. You must include 5 different reasons/facts/evidence which support your claim.