SOURCES FOR PERSUASIVE ESSAY BODY PARAGRAPH

ACTIVITY

TOPICS

• Getting Paid for Good Grades• Legal Driving Age• Cell Phones in School• School Day Length• Music Piracy

Highlight Facts, Stats, Quotes, Expert Opinion, etc. for Body paragraph 1 in PINK

The first reason that the driving age should increase to 18 years of age is the lack of adolescent emotional and social maturity. According to Ted Gregory’s article “Should 16-year-olds drive?” in the Chicago Tribune, the average teenager’s brain is susceptible because of its place in development. To explain further, Gregory notes, “Fifteen- and 16-year-olds have the logical reasoning of an adult, experts say. But their young minds' social and emotional development remains relatively immature and voraciously seeks sensual arousal, novelty and risk.” Because of this, teenagers are prone to distraction and peer pressure. Another factor is that the front portion of the brain—which includes control of impulses, judgment and decision-making, and the coordination of multi-tasking—matures deep into the 20s, research shows, also cited in Gregory’s article. This proves that although a teenager may be mature in other ways, his/her lack of emotional and social maturity has a huge impact on his/her driving abilities.

PARAGRAPH WITH ADDITIONSPARAGRAPH 1 – THE TEEN BRAIN

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PARAGRAPH 2 – IT WILL DECREASE TEEN MORTALITY RATE FROM VEHICULAR HOMICIDE

Another reason why the driving age should increase is to decrease the rate of teenage vehicular homicide. According to Governors Highway Safety Association institute President Adrian Lund, “We're still losing a lot of teens on the road each year.” The institute’s study notes that motor vehicle crashes kill more than 5,000 teenagers every year. Research shows that 15% of accident deaths on the road involve someone between the ages of 17-20, as noted in Darren Hirst’s article “Is 17 too young to drive?” If the legal driving age increased, the number of teenage deaths would be affected in a positive way by saving lives that would otherwise be lost to vehicular homicide.

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The last defense to increasing the legal driving age would be the use of a new system called the “Graduate License Scheme”. This would in effect rise the age before a full license can be required by a year, making the minimum driving age 18. Darren Hirst’s article introduces this new system by explaining that, “This scheme would involve learners having to have their L plates on a car for a year before they can receive their full license which would force them to gain a years experience of driving with an experienced driver no matter what their age.” Taking lessons and having more experience would certainly give teenagers more time to mature socially and emotionally, it would also make driving safer for teenagers because of the supervised time spent on the road. Therefore, use of a Graduate License Scheme would benefits young drivers as well as the increase in the legal age to 18.

PARAGRAPH 3 – USE OF THE “GRADUATE LICENSE SCHEME”

GETTING PAID FOR GOOD GRADES

https://www.usaa.com/inet/pages/usaamag_paying-kids-for-grades?akredirect=true

http://www.wral.com/news/state/nccapitol/story/9420913/

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-good-life/201004/paying-students-good-grades

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-01-27-grades_N.htm

LEGAL DRIVING AGE http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticn

ews/indepth/upfront/debate/index.asp?article=d0508

http://ezinearticles.com/?Is-17-Too-Young-to-Drive?&id=7026427

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-teen-driving-study_09sep09,0,1775625.story

http://www.madisonjournaltoday.com/archives/5302-OPINION-Is-16-too-young-to-drive.html

CELL PHONES IN SCHOOL http://life.familyeducation.com/cellular-t

elephones/school/51264.html http://www.cyberbullyhotline.com/blog/c

ell-phone-bans-school-pros-cons/ http://

lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/cell-phones-in-school-12578.html

http://privateschool.about.com/od/issues/a/Should-Cell-Phones-Be-Allowed-In-Schools.htm

SCHOOL DAY LENGTH http://www.ehow.com/list_6733617_pro-

cons-four_day-school-week.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/arti

cle/0,9171,1832864,00.html http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-

news-article/schools-new-math-the-four-day-week/

http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/educ/school-calendar-four-day-school-week-overview.aspx

MUSIC PIRACY http

://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/02241/effects.htm

http://www.studymode.com/essays/Effects-Of-Illegal-Music-Downloading-On-687140.html

http://www.helium.com/items/2284380-analysis-does-online-piracy-actually-hurt-the-economy

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2011/10/07/Pros-cons-of-music-protection-studied/UPI-33221318035435/

SOURCES FOR PERSUASIVE ESSAY BODY PARAGRAPH

ACTIVITY

TOPICS

• Cloning• Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell• Same Sex Marriage• Standardized Testing• Banning Fast Food Restaurants

SOURCES FOR CLONING http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/articl

e.php?id=282.

http://dbp.idebate.org/en/index.php/Special:Search?search=cloning&go=Go

http://www.english-online.at/biology/cloning/cloning-reproduction.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/24355/data/reactions/proconmain.html

SOURCE FOR DON’T ASK/DON’T TELL POLICY

http://dbp.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_Gays_in_the_US_military

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/opinion/pro-con-should-congress-repeal-dont-ask-dont-tell-/nQcx9/

http://dbp.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_Gays_in_the_US_military#Military_opinion:_Where_do_members_of_the_US_military_stand.3F

DADT was repealed in 2011 http://www.procon.org/headline.php?headlineI

D=005015

SOURCE FOR SAME SEX MARRIAGES http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/ginfo-

pubpol.pl?searchtext=GayMarriage&Type=LTR&Resource=DB&Website=GOVTINFO

http://dbp.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_Gay_marriage

http://www.balancedpolitics.org/same_sex_marriages.htm

http://www.boston.com/news/specials/gay_marriage/articles/2004/03/12/the_debate_on_gay_marriage_pro_and_con/?page=full

ADDITIONS TO MY PARAGRAPH

SOURCE FOR STANDARDIZED TESTING http://dbp.idebate.org/en/index.php/Arg

ument:_Standardized_tests_poorly_measure_real_student_learning

http://dbp.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_Exams

http://standardizedtests.procon.org/ http://www.education.com/magazine/arti

cle/high-stakes-testing-pros-cons/ http://teaching.about.com/od/assess/a/S

tandardized-Testing.htm

SOURCE FOR BANNING FAST FOOD (OR JUNK FOOD) http://abcnews.go.com/Health/brain-acti

vity-food-addiction-similar-addictions-study/story?id=13291191

http://www.fastfoodmarketing.org/fast_food_facts_in_brief.aspx

http://dbp.idebate.org/en/index.php/Debate:_Junk_food_advertising_ban

http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/obesity_in_children_and_teens

http://ezinearticles.com/?Harmful-Effects-Of-Junk-Food&id=927106

REGULATING STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS/CLUBS http://www.articlesalley.com/article.detai

l.php/152603/295/Budgeting/Accounting/52/Extracurricular_Activities_in_Student_Life%3A_Pros_and_Cons

http://education.more4kids.info/168/extracurricular-school-activities/

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~rhetoric/105H17/rhollrah/cof.html

http://www.livestrong.com/article/375849-how-extracurricular-sports-have-a-positive-influence-on-children/