Persuasive Essay Subject
Should Physical
Education classes be a
required course in
middle school?
Should Physical Education classes be a required course in middle school?
Period F
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Pros – “yes”
Exercise
Dodge ball
mental break
Release energy
Go outside
You can talk to friend
Team player
Good sportsmanship
Responsibility
Lose weight
Caring
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Cons “no”
PE clothes
Tiring
Sweaty
Run a lap
Run a mile
Expensive
Boring Activities/ Games
Long line for water
Injuries
Smelly gym
Hot outside
Locker trolls/Close/stel clothes
Deodorant bombs
Waste energy
pro reasons:
 1st reason –
 2nd reason  3rd reason –
 4th reason  5th reason 
Per. A
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con reasons:
1st reason
2nd reason –
3rd reason –
4th reason –
5th reason –
Body Paragraphs
 Thesis
– Physical Education should
be a required class in middle school.
 1st
reason – P.E. is a way to give students
a mental break from academic classes.
 2nd reason – P.E. provides a way for
students to stay healthy and fit.
 3rd reason – P.E. allows students to
socialize with friends without getting
into trouble.
Per. F
Reason opposition – Helper Sheet
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Per. B
TS: Schools spend too much money on P.E.
equipment when it could be used for academic
purposes.
CM: Even though we spend a lot of money on
P.E. equipment, it provides more resources for
students to use.
CD: The students are able to use the P.E.
equipment at lunch to play basketball, handball,
football, and other various activities.
CD: Students and teachers are already supplied
with netbooks, ipads, laptops, and other school
supplies.
CS: These are the reasons that support why P.E.
should be a required class in middle school.
t-chart – 1st reason – P.E. is a way
to give students a mental break.
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CDs
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Students are able to play football,
basketball, and hockey.
Students run
Learn how to dance
Students do not receive
homework.
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Per. E
CMs
Students come back
to class rejuvenated.
Lets the mind rest.
Students can relax.
Student like being
outside.
Students enjoy the
fitness room because
they can workout,
listen to music, and
watch movies.
Reason # 1 – Shaping Sheet
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TS : P.E. is a way to give students a mental
break.
Cd: Students do not receive homework.
Cd: Students are able to play football, hockey,
and basketball.
Cm: Students come back to the classroom
rejuvenated and mentally relaxed.
Cs: P.E. is a good class in middle school to let
students relax from school work.
t-chart – 2nd reason – To stay fit and healthy.
Per. F
P.E. provides a way for students to stay
healthy and fit.
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CDs
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Student run.
Students are constantly moving.
When students are active they
sweat.
Stretch.
Students play soccer,
basketball, and football.
Students workout in the fitness
room.
Students learn about cardio
exercise and how the human
heart works.
Students go on nature walks.
Students are able to lift weights.
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CMs
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Students do not worry about
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being obese.
Students feel sore after
exercising and like it.
They enjoy walking around
the school campus and
observing wildlife.
Students think working out
is a stress reliever.
Students feel good after a
hard workout.
Reason # 2 – Shaping Sheet
Ts: P.E. provides a way for students to stay
healthy and fit.
 Cd: Students are constantly moving.
 Cd: Students learn about cardio exercise and
how the human heart works.
 Cm: Students feel good after a hard workout.
 Cs: P.E. is difficult, but it is a good way for
students to stay active and healthy.
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Per.F
t-chart – 3
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reason- Talk to friends/socialize.
TS: P.E. allows students to socialize with friends without
getting into trouble.
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CDs
Students do not receive detentions for
talking.
P.E. teachers let students talk when
they walk around the basketball courts.
When students are given free time they
can talk with their peers.
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CMs
Students enjoy talking to their
friends during P.E.
Students do not feel pressured
about getting in trouble while
talking to their friends.
Students appreciate being able
to talk with friends while
running a mile.
Students can make new
friends from being able to talk
to others during P.E.
Reason # 3 – Shaping Sheet
Ts: P.E. allows students to socialize with
friends without getting into trouble.
 Cd: Students do not receive detentions for
talking.
 Cd: When students are given free time they
can talk with their peers.
 Cm: Students do not feel pressured about
getting in trouble while talking to their friends.
 Cs: Students can make new friends from
being able to talk to others during P.E.
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Introduction – all CM
 #1- Over the yearss, P.E. has
become more important because of
childhood obesity.
 #2 – Today, however, children do
not care about P.E. because of
technology.
 #3 – P.E. should be a required class
in middle school.
Conclusion Paragraph 6 – all CM
#1 – I want to persuade my readers that
P.E. should be a required class in middle
school.
 #2 – P.E. allows students to stay fit and
healthy because they exercise by playing
sports.
 #3 – In the final analysis, students will be
given a mental break and time to socialize
with their friends.
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PE Planning Sheet Packet (9 papers)
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Pro/Con List
Thesis / Topic Sentence Chart
Introduction shaping sheet
Opposition Helper Sheet
Reason 1 t-chart / shaping sheet
Reason 2 t-chart / shaping sheet
Reason 3 t-chart / shaping sheet
Conclusion shaping sheet
Rough Draft
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Final Draft NOT stapled in packet.
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