Unit 5: Prove your point

Complete the following assignment and submit your work to your teacher.

Before you submit your assignment, ensure your name appears on the top of every page of your document.

Now that you have had an opportunity to review Activity 3, you are ready to start writing.

Select one of the questions from the list below and use the following graphic organizer to develop and organize your ideas. Don’t forget that your completed graphic organizer must be submitted along with your final product.

Graphic Organizer for Writing an Opinion Piece

During the writing process, you must use the following Checklist for a Series of Opinion Paragraphs. This checklist is to ensure that you have included all the elements of an opinion piece and that you proofread and have a classmate peer edit your work before handing in the final product.

Checklist for a Series of Opinion Paragraphs

Remember, you must cite any sources that you have used in your opinion piece as you have done in unit 3 for your information paragraph. Use the following page to track these sources:

Citing Sources

Select one of the following Questions:

1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Media (such as video games, movies, music, etc.) is a contributing factor for the increase of violence in our society?
2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Technology has increasing negative effects on our society (ie. social, academic, economic, lifestyle, etc.)?
3. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The values and skills you have learned in secondary school will help you to be valuable and responsible workers and citizens in our society?