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

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General Thesis Statement (Con)

• The school board should not adopt random locker
  searches on all district campuses.
• Topic is underlined
• Position is in italics

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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

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General Thesis Statement (PRO)

• The school board should adopt random locker
  searches on all district campuses.
• Topic is underlined
• Position is in italics

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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