Debate Prompt: Imagine you are going to participate in a class debate about survival strategies. You have read three texts about people who showed different types of strength as they struggled to survive life-or-death situations. Take and defend a position that answers the question: What type of strength is the most valuable in a survival situation? Using evidence from the three texts, write a brief argument (300 words that capture the central ideas of your claim and supporting textual evidence) in which you state and support your position. Strengths to consider are:
    Love
    Self-reliance
    Confidence
    Self-worth
    Love of self and others
    Your a rgument should include:
    Clearly stated claims, developed with evidence and reasoning
    Effective and convincing examples to support your claims
    Use at least three texts
    Opposing views appropriately addressed
    Logical organization of and connections between ideas
    Clear and coherent writing appropriate to the task and the audience
    Use of sentence variation (simple, compound, complex, simple complex) and transitions

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