Name: _____________________________________

English Common Core Regents Part 2Argumentative Essay

Topic: Should school recess be structured play?

Your Task: Carefully read the text provided. Then, using evidence from the text, write a well-developed argument regarding whether or not school recess should be structured play. Clearly establish your claim, distinguish your claim from opposing claims, and use specific evidence from the text to develop your argument. Do not simply summarize the text.

YOUR CLAIM (School recess should be structured play OR School recess should not be structured play)

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REASON 1 (First body paragraph) :

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Textual Evidence: “___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________” (Text ___, line ___).

REASON 2 (Second body paragraph) : ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Textual Evidence: “___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________” (Text ___, line ___).

THE COUNTERCLAIM : What does the other side believe?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________