Name
Persuasive Essay Map
Topic or Issue:
cell phone use in school
Position or Controlling Idea:
Our school should allow students to use cell phones during the school day in appropriate and responsible ways.
Reason 1/Evidence:
Reason 2/Evidence:
Reason 3/Evidence:
Evidence: Even when schools ban or
limit cell phone use, about 60 percent
of students use their phones anyway.
Supports position: Teaching students
to use cell phones in appropriate and
responsible ways will be more
effective than banning or limiting
their use.
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Fact
Opinion
Example
Other Views, Concerns,
Counter-Arguments
Fact
Opinion
Example
Other Views, Concerns,
Counter-Arguments
Fact
Opinion
Example
Other Views, Concerns,
Counter-Arguments
Other view: Teachers won't be able
to control how students use their cell
phones.
My response: Students will control
their own use if they know that using
phones is a privilege and not a right.
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