Artificial+or+Real+Tree

=**__ARTIFICIAL VS REAL__** =



**Watch a video of the Great Debate between students supporting Artificial or Real Christmas Trees. You must be logged in on another tab to your school google docs account to view the video.**
= Artificial Christmas Tree Real Christmas Tree =

=**__Persuasive Writing Assignment and Debate__**=

__**Artificial or Real Tree Instructions for Writing**__
> == The first paragraph should continue with your basic opinion. == > == Is growing real trees good for the environment? == > == Would an artificial tree save the number of trees that must be cut down? == > == Put some facts in this paragraph. == > == Will a real tree be a fire hazard? Do artificial trees slowly erode dust that is harmful to breathe? == > == Do members of your family have allergies? == > == Put some facts in this paragraph. == > == Does a real tree smell better? == > == Does an artificial tree look better because it is more perfectly made? == > == A universal statement is an idea that most people would agree with. ==
 * == Begin the first paragraph with a hook that gives your opinion about whether a real or artificial tree is best. ==
 * == Second paragraph should focus on why a real or artificial tree is better for environmental reasons . ==
 * == Third paragraph should focus on why a real or artificial tree is better for safety reasons . ==
 * == Fourth paragraph should focus on aesthetic reasons for having a real or **__artificial tree__**. ==
 * == Fifth paragraph restates your main idea and appeals to your audience with a universal statement (emotion). ==

**__Extended Expectations and Options__**
> =**__Prepare for a Debate with the other side (put your ideas in a debate formate and be prepared to argue you point of view.__**=
 * ===Include at least one quote from the research. Use "quotation marks" to identify it and give the source in brackets at the end of the sentence with the year. (NDick, 2011)===
 * ===List at least 3 sources at the end of your persuasive essay===
 * ===It should be between 400 to 600 words===
 * =It will be presented in a polished and practiced way to the class.=


 * ===You may provide a supporting PP with the main idea of each paragraph per slide (no more than 6 slides).===
 * ===You may provide a small science experiment to demonstrate your point.===
 * ===You may dress up when you give your presentation to support you position.===

**__Resources__**
You may also do a web search for real vs artificial Christmas trees, benefits of real Christmas trees, benefits of artificial Christmas trees.

[|Artificial vs Real]

A word document of the webpage.

A word document of a webpage.



[|Real Trees]

[|South Carolina Real Trees]

[|National Christmas Tree Association] Not the most unbiased site. Lots of good information though. Use the pull down tab labeled Trees for a comparison to artificial trees.

Recent news article.