1) This document provides guidance on writing an argumentative essay advocating for adopting an anti-bullying program. It outlines the key components of an effective argument, including a hook, thesis statement, evidence, responses to counterarguments, and a closing argument emphasizing proof, power, and pizzazz. 2) Students are instructed to write two pieces of evidence from the provided article to support their thesis using sentence stems, and to address potential counterarguments by responding to two or three opposing positions. 3) The closing argument should restate the student's position using the three Ps of persuasion by summarizing the overwhelming evidence that proves the student's claim.

1. Bullying
Notecard Essay
Remember the 3 Ps of persuasion
Proof
Power
Pizzazz

5. Argue for adopting an anti-bullying
program

6. Step 1: Write your hook
NAME__________________ PERIOD___________
❶Hook – how will you get your
principal’s attention?
Possible strategies:
- Surprising true fact
- Rhetorical question
- Personal connection
- Statistic
- Anecdote
- Start with a metaphor- “bullying
is a _______ because…
- Definition of “bullying”
- Onomatopoeia

7. Step 2: Write your thesis
❶Hook
❷Thesis / Claim
• I contend that…
• I would argue that…
• I claim that…

8. Step 3: Write 2 pieces of evidence using the
sentence stems. You can use one more than once.
❶Hook
❷Thesis / Claim
❸TEXT EVIDENCE (2 minimum)
• Most will agree that…
• I agree with [name of an expert from the article]
who suggest that…[cite word for word or
paraphrase what that expert says that supports
your argument]
• The fact that [write a fact from the article that
supports your answer] happened proves that….
• The article gives many reasons why….

9. Step 4: Write 2-3 possible responses to your
opposition’s argument. Use the sentence stems to help.
❶Hook
❷Thesis / Claim
❸EVIDENCE
❹Possible Responses
• While [fact that does not support your position]
is true, I would argue …… because….
• [so-and-so] claims [fact that does not support
your position] which I disagree with because….
• While I agree that_____, you could also say…
• While many suggest ….., others say ….

10. Step 5: Write your closing argument. Use the
sentence stems to help you.
❶Hook
❷Thesis / Claim
❸EVIDENCE
❹Possible Responses
❺CLOSING ARGUMENT: Restate your position using the three Ps:
PROOF, POWER, PIZZAZZ
• If you consider the facts…. you will see that …
• Although the other side made some good points... my
overwhelming evidence proves…
• In summary, “For Love of the Game” provides more good
reasons that…