2019-12-06 Writing: write

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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“Mildly controversial” opinion topic examples:
- Cats are better than dogs.
- Spiders make the best pets.
- Dunkin makes the best coffee.
- If you miss any classes, you should be kicked out of school.
- Cell phones should be banned at Stafford House.
- The Jets are better than the Patriots.
- American football is better than soccer.
- Pepsi is better than Coke.
- It is bad to study English.
- Everyone should be vegetarian.
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Choose a statement that you disagree with, and write a paragraph with facts and opinions to support that opinion. (For this writing, you can invent some facts.)
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Outline:

Topic sentence: In my opinion, it would be best if everyone became a vegetarian.
A. Health
	1. Vegetarians live longer than people who eat meat.
	2. Vegetarians have lower cholesterol, blood pressure, and obesity than meat eaters.
B. Environment
	1. Raising animals for meat is bad for the environment.
	2. We could reduce pollution a lot if we all became vegetarians.
C. Animals
	1. Vegetarianism reduces violence against animals.
	2. Many animals raised for meat do not have good lives.
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American Football vs. Soccer
	In my opinion, American football is a much better sport than soccer. I have three reasons to support this opinion. First, football is more exciting…

You have to lie when you write this paragraph.
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First, in terms of intensity, American football is more exciting than soccer.
[fraction or percentage] of respondents said...