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    Argumentative/Persuasive Essay Prompts
     
    Choose one of the follow persuasive essay prompts:
    • Should students be allowed to have cell phones in elementary and high schools?
    • Should students have to wear uniforms?
    • Should college athletes be paid for playing?
    • Should students be required to take Spanish classes?
    • Should the driving age be raised to twenty-one?
    • Should students be paid for having good grades?
    • Should illegal immigrants be allowed to get drivers licenses?
    • Should not wearing a seat-belt be illegal?
    • Should students’ textbooks be replaced by notebook computers or eReaders (Kindle, Nook, etc.)?
    • Should students have to pass a basic skills test (CAHSEE) to graduate high school?
    • Should schools raise money by selling candy and sugary soft drinks to students?
    • Should students’ grades in gym affect their grade point averages?
    • Should girls be allowed to play on boys sports teams?
    • Should teens be able to buy violent video games?
    • Should boys and girls be in separate classes?
    • Should teenage girls be allowed to get birth control without the permission of their parents?
    • Should our country have a universal health care program?
    • Should people who download music and movies illegally be punished?
    • Should school athletes have to be on the honor roll to play in games?
    • Should music with curse words be allowed at school dances?
    • Should students be able to listen to MP3 players on headphones during seminar?
    • Should schools offer fast food options like McDonald’s or Taco Bell?
    • Should cities offer free public Wi-Fi?
    • Should the government place a tax on junk food and fatty snacks?
    • Should people traveling in airplanes have to undergo intensive security screenings?
    • Should teachers have to pass a basic skills test every ten years to renew their certification?
    • Should people be allowed to keep exotic animals like chimpanzees or tigers?
    • Should people be allowed to keep pit-bull dogs?
    • Should celebrities who break the law face stricter penalties?
    • Should larger passengers have to pay for two plane or movie theater tickets?
    • Should children have to use booster seats in cars?
    • Should people have to get a license to become parents?
    • Should there be tougher federal restrictions for content on the internet?
    • Should people be allowed to curse on daytime television?
    • Should sexual education be taught in public schools?
    • Should students be able to get free condoms at school?
    • Should students who commit cyberbullying be suspended from school?
    • Should corporations be allowed to advertise in schools?
    • Should students be allowed to eat during class?
    • Is it appropriate for students and teachers to be friends on Facebook?
    • Should the death penalty be used to punish violent criminals?
    • Should students learn about world religions in public schools?
    • Should schools start later in the morning?
    • Should people with terminal illnesses have the right to doctor assisted suicides?
    • Should Puerto Rico become a state?
    • Should stem cell researchers be able to use stem cells from aborted babies to cure diseases?
    • Should school athletes have to take drug tests?
    • Should professional athletes have to take drug tests?
    • Should high school students have to complete community service hours to graduate?
    • Should teens over 13 years be allowed into R rated movies?
    • Should state tests be given in other languages for ESL students?
    • Should scientists be allowed to test products intended for human use on animals?
    • Should students or teachers receive money for scoring well on standardized tests?
    • Should everyone under the age of 17 have a 9:00 PM curfew?
    • Should schools with low scores on standardized tests be closed?
    • Should students as young as fourteen be allowed to hold jobs?
    • Should American families have a two child max rule to limit population growth?
    • Should students who fail their classes be retained and have to repeat the grade?
    • Should female construction workers earn the same wages as males?
    • Should children who commit violent crimes be tried as adults?
    • Should the government be allowed to detain suspected terrorists without trial?
    • Should the government censor internet content deemed inappropriate?
    • Should teachers have to wear uniforms or have a dress code?
    • Should teachers be allowed to have cell phones in the classroom?
    • Should the state execute dogs that have bitten someone?
Last Modified on January 15, 2015