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Name:______________________________________ Period:_______ Argument Essay Finding a Topic Instructions DIRECTIONS: 1. Go to http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate 2. To find a topic you have two choices: a. Scroll down the main page which displays every debate or issue The New York Times has written about OR b. OR go to the “Discussion Topics” menu down the page and on the right side. If you click on a topic, it will show all the NYT debates that fall into that topic category

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Name:______________________________________ Period:_______

ArgumentEssayFindingaTopicInstructionsDIRECTIONS:

1. Gotohttp://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate

2. Tofindatopicyouhavetwochoices:a. ScrolldownthemainpagewhichdisplayseverydebateorissueTheNewYorkTimeshas

writtenaboutOR

b. ORgotothe“DiscussionTopics”menudownthepageandontherightside.Ifyouclickonatopic,itwillshowalltheNYTdebatesthatfallintothattopiccategory

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3. Toexploreaparticulardebate,clickonthedebatetitlewhichwilltakeyoutothatdebate’smainpage

4. Thedebatetopicorquestionislocatedatthetopandbackgroundinformationaboutthedebateislocatedtotheleftofthepagelabeled“introduction”

a. Totherightarethearticlesthatyoumaychoosefromtofindevidencetohelpyouwriteyourownessay.

b. Toreadanarticle,clickthearticletitleanditwillopenthatarticle

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5. Togobackandreadtheotherarticlesthatareaboutthesamedebate,clickontheotherarticletitleslocatedontheleftsidelabeled“Debaters”orclick“ReadMore”

6. Onceyouhaveexploredthevariousdebatesandtopics,followtheinstructionsonthe“ArgumentEssayBrainstorm”Worksheet