Step 1: Choose ONE sentence to complete from the list below:
Step 2: Choose ONE of the following paragraph templates (not both):
Option #1:
In discussions of X, one controversial issue has been _______. On the one hand, _____ argues _______. On the other hand, _____ contends _______. Others even maintain _______. My own view is that ________.
Option #2:
When it comes to the topic of ______, most of us will readily agree that _______. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of ________. Whereas some are convinced that ______, others maintain that ________.
- Americans have always believed that…
- Common sense seems to dictate that…
- The standard way of thinking about X has it that…
- It is often said that…
- My whole life I have heard it said that…
- You would think that…
- Many people assume...
Step 2: Choose ONE of the following paragraph templates (not both):
Option #1:
In discussions of X, one controversial issue has been _______. On the one hand, _____ argues _______. On the other hand, _____ contends _______. Others even maintain _______. My own view is that ________.
Option #2:
When it comes to the topic of ______, most of us will readily agree that _______. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of ________. Whereas some are convinced that ______, others maintain that ________.