Should students be allowed to use cell phones in school? This is an argumentative essay prompt, two articles, a graph, and outline sheet. Your kids will all have their own opinions about cell phone usage and whether or not schools should ban cell phones. This comes complete with rubric. This is a pdf.
*Update* Available under TeachShare Digital Resources which adds an interactive layer on top of the pdf for distance learning.
If you want the Google Drive editable version here it is
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