Step Up to the Template

This week is about building a good thesis. What follows is a template for a good opening argument--an extended thesis. Discuss a topic (censorship, school policies, etc.) within this template. Use it to state your view and the opposing view. Publish the comment when all of the blanks have been appropriately filled.


In recent discussions of _________________________, a controversial issue has been whether _________________________. On the one hand, some argue that _________________________. From this perspective, _________________________. On the other hand, however, others argue that _________________________. According to this view, _________________________. In sum, then, the issue is whether ________________________ or ________________________.