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English Language Arts · 8–10

Persuasive Essay Guide: Should School Start Later?

This six-page writing unit guides students through researching school start times, weighing arguments, forming a position, and planning a persuasive essay.

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This six-page writing unit guides students through researching school start times, weighing arguments, forming a position, and planning a persuasive essay. It includes background information on teen sleep, evidence-gathering organizers, sentence starters, persuasive language, and thesis-planning support.

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  • Students will develop a clear position on a school start-time issue.
  • Students will gather and organize supporting evidence and counterarguments.
  • Students will write a focused thesis with logical supporting reasons.
  • Students will plan a persuasive essay using appropriate transition and persuasive language.