Mrs. Gillmore's Topic: Six-Year High School
Claim = Topic Sentence:
Experiencing a six-year school would be beneficial for many students.
Chunk 1: Counterclaim = Does NOT Agree with TS
- Signal Phrase + Verb + "Evidence"
- Opposing this, professor of psychology Jeffrey Jensen Arnett at Clark University in his editorial "At 18, It's Time for a Change," counters, "They [high school seniors] have a strong sense of being ready to move on to a new life stage in which they will have more independence and freedom to make their own decisions."
- Commentary 1
- His research illustrates the thoughts of many students today who even think they would benefit from not having to attend their senior years.
- Commentary 2
- These soon-to-be graduates relate to this as many of them already have mounting bills and secured to jobs to assist in their financially supporting themselves.
Chunk 2: Rebuttal = DOES Agree with TS
- Signal Phrase + Verb + "Evidence"
- Even President Obama, though, as reported in "Obama, at Brooklyn School, Pushes Educational Agenda" supported a six-year school when he spoke,"If you think education is expensive, wait until you see how much ignorance costs."
- Commentary 1
- In other words, those not furthering their education will make less money and, in many instances, cost the taxpayers more money.
- Commentary 2
- Thus, promoting such educational increases also add to our economic growth as a nation.
Concluding Sentence
Therefore, secondary institutions across the land should consider this shift in a non-traditional school setting.Current Connection 1.1
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- Highlight sentences 2 and 5 - signal phrase and "evidence" sentences.
8-Sentence Paragraph
Experiencing a six-year school would be beneficial for many students. Opposing this, professor of psychology Jeffrey Jensen Arnett at Clark University in his editorial "At 18, It's Time for a Change," countered, "They [high school seniors] have a strong sense of being ready to move on to a new life stage in which they will have more independence and freedom to make their own decisions." His research illustrates the thoughts of many students today who even think they would benefit from not having to attend their senior years. These soon-to-be graduates relate to this as many of them already have mounting bills and secured to jobs to assist in their financially supporting themselves. Even President Obama, though, as reported in "Obama, at Brooklyn School, Pushes Educational Agenda" supported a six-year school when he spoke,"If you think education is expensive, wait until you see how much ignorance costs." In other words, those not furthering their education will make less money and, in many instances, cost the taxpayers more money. Thus, promoting such educational increases also add to our economic growth as a nation. Therefore, secondary institutions across the land should consider this shift in a non-traditional school setting. Therefore, secondary institutions across the land should consider this shift in a non-traditional school setting.
