WRITING TASK
You have read "The First Amendment and Censorship" and "Pros and Cons of Music Censorship and have answered
some questions about what you have read. Now write your argumentative essay in the space provided.
Music censorship is a hot topic. Some believe music should be censored, while others believe it is unconstitutional
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Weigh the claims on both sides, and then write an argumentative essay in your own words explaining whether
you believe music should be censored or not and why.
Be sure to use evidence from BOTH texts in your argumentative essay. Write your answer in the space provided.
Before you write, be sure to:
• think about ideas, facts, definitions, details, and other information and examples you want to use:
• think about how you will introduce your topic and what the main topic will be for each paragraph;
• develop your ideas clearly and use your own words, except when quoting directly from the source texts; and
• be sure to identify the sources by title or number when using details or facts directly from the sources.
Now write your argumentative essay in the space provided. Be sure to:
• introduce your claim;
• Support your claim with logical reasoning and relevant evidence from the texts;
• acknowledge and address alternate or opposing claims
• organize the reasons and evidence logically:
• use words, phrases, and clauses to connect your ideas and to clarify the relationships among claims,
counterclaims, reasons, and evidence;
establish and maintain a formal style;
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