DEBATE PROJECT - SCHOOL UNIFORMS

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Title: SCHOOL UNIFORMS DEBATE
Introduction:
Opening sentence
Identity is reflected by the clothes one wears.
Context, claim,
key terms
Too much attention put on clothes prevents a better focus on essential things such as studies and school work.
Evidence/citation
 ‘’You are what you wear: what your clothes reveal about you’’. Baumgartner, J.(2012). You Are What You Wear: What Your Clothes Reveal About You. New York, NY: Da Capo Lifelong Books.
Paragraph 2: Findings 1
Main idea
Students put focus on school when they have a uniform.
Evidence/citation
‘’school uniform can improve learning by reducing distraction, sharpening focus on schoolwork and making the classroom a more serious environment, allowing students to perform better academically.’’
Spencer C. What’s the Point of School Uniform?. 2013 Oct 3. Available from https://www.theguardian.com/education/mortarboard/2013/oct/03/why-wear-school-uniform.
Paragraph 3: Findings 2
Main idea
Students do better when they have a uniform.
Evidence/citation
University of Houston survey: 
grades increased by 3 percentile points after uniforms had been introduced in their school.Do Uniforms Make School Better?. (2018, June 11). Retrieved from https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/school-uniforms/.
Paragraph 4: Findings 3
Main idea
When what you wear is not an issue anymore for students, il clears their minds for more important things. 
Evidence/citation

The opinion from a credible source, Hillary Clinton: "Take that [clothing choices] off the table and put the focus on school, not on what you're wearing."

Should Students Have to Wear School Uniforms?. (2018, October 10).  Retrieved from: https://school-uniforms.procon.org/.
Paragraph 5: Conclusions
Main idea
Every student attending a school should wear a uniform which would increase their focus and increase their grades.
Evidence/citations

Spencer C. What’s the Point of School Uniform?. 2013 Oct 3. Available from https://www.theguardian.com/education/mortarboard/2013/oct/03/why-wear-school-uniform.
Paragraph 6: Recommendations
Main idea

  1. Uniforms are worn only during the school years not forever.
  2. Uniforms are only worn during the day: students can wear normal clothes at home and outside of school.
  3. Identity should be developed other than what clothes you put on.
Evidence/citations

Spencer C. What’s the Point of School Uniform?. 2013 Oct 3. Available from https://www.theguardian.com/education/mortarboard/2013/oct/03/why-wear-school-uniform.

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