Resources for Argument Writing Topics

Resources for Argument Writing Topics

Think about an issue you feel strongly about or want to learn more about. You may look at Pro/Con site to get ideas.  Begin learning about the topic and decide where you stand.
Pro/Con.org
Argument Writing Text Sets
50 Argument Writing Topics
401 Argument Writing Topics 

Some tips for Formulating and Writing an Argument
Argument Writing Online Template 

Possible Topics and related articles- 

Gun Control
Gun Control 
Pro/Con Gun Control 
The Pros and Cons of Gun Control-Odyssey

"Should civilian possession of handguns be banned or severely restricted?"

Death Penalty Resources
Death Penalty Facts 
CNN Fast Facts
Amnesty International Gun Control 
Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished? 
"Time to Question the Sanity of the Death Penalty"
"Why the Death Penalty Should Live"

Video Games and Youth Violence
Pro/Con on Video Game Use 
What Research Says about Children and Video games NPR Interview
Can Video Games Cause Violence? 
Do Video games Lead to mass Shooting? NYT article
How Playing Violent Video Games May Change the brain TIME
Video Games make Us More Violent

Should Hockey Allow Fights? 
Top 3 Pros and Cons

Should Fighting Be Allowed in Hockey?
Fight in Hockey?

Should Social Networking Cites be blocked in school

10 Surprising Ways to Use Instagram in the Classroom
We Are Teachers, August 2014
 Engaging Your School Community Through Social Media 
Edutopia, November 2014

#FOMO leading to higher levels of depression, anxiety for heavy social media users
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, November 7, 2015 
Teaching Kids to Be Smart About Social Media
KidsHealth, August 2014

Cell Phone Use in Class

40 Uses For Smartphones in School
ExamTime, February 2015

As Schools Lift Bans on Cell Phones, Educators Weigh Pros and Cons
NEA Today, February 2015

Even Just the Presence of a Smartphone Lowers the Quality of In-Person Conversations
Pacific Standard, July 2014

Schools Seek Balance for Cellphones in Class
Boston Globe, June 2015

Should Junk Food be sold (or even allowed) in School?

Childhood Obesity Facts
Centers for Disease Control, August 2015

Junk Food Axed From School Vending Machines
U.S. News, July 2013

Want Kids to Eat Healthier School Lunches? Give Them Time

TakePart, September 2015

Why Some Schools Are Saying ‘No Thanks’ to the School-Lunch Program
Time, August 2013

Single Sex Education- Should schools switch to single sex schools or remain co-ed

Single-Gender Classes: Are They Better?
Education World, August 2015

Single-Sex Education Unlikely to Offer Advantage over Coed Schools, Research Finds
Phys.org, February 2014

Old Tactic Gets New Use: Public Schools Separate Girls and Boys
New York Times, November 2014

What’s the Benefit of Single-Sex Education?
Child, November 2014