Tinker vs Des Moines Debate Debate Topic: Do students have the right to engage in protests or demonstration at
school? What would be appropriate limits on such activities.
Side of the debate I am on: I agree, students do have the rights to engage in protest.
Directions
-Fill out the graphic organizer below, using your side of the debate, to help prepare
you for your upcoming debate
-Be sure to include:
• Two different reasons
• One piece of evidence from the text per reason
• One piece of evidence from your research per reason
Possible counterarguments for your reasons
Claim:
Evidence:
Evidence: 2(similar protest)Evidence: 2 counterclaim:

are you asking for an essay and whats the story?

try to do soaps tone.

s-subject

o-occasion (the reason the author wrote the poem)

a-audience (who is this poem mostly for)

p-purpose (was it to convince, inspire, etc. the audience)

s-speaker (can be the author or another character, like is a child, adult, woman, elderly, animal narrating the poem)

tone- the mood the reader gets from this poem

mood- the mood the author had with their own poem

meaning- what do you think the meaning is?

message- what is the author trying to explain to the audience? like what is the theme?

if you still don't get it try showing everyone the poem so they could unravel it