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Monument Argumentative Essay

By Platform Administrator · Submitted Sep 30, 2026

Content Area
English Language Arts and Literacy
Grade
8

You are a concerned and active citizen living in Massachusetts. Your senators have put out a call to add a monument to the Mall in Washington D.C. You have decided to write an essay supporting your argument about a specific person or group of people who should be honored.

MA Standards

W.8.1
Write arguments (e.g., essays, letters to the editor, advocacy speeches) to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
W.8.1.a
Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically in paragraphs and sections.
W.8.1.b
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
W.8.1.c
Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
W.8.1.d
Establish and maintain a style appropriate to the audience and purpose (e.g., formal for academic writing.)
W.8.1.e
Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
W.8.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.
W.8.8
When conducting research, gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

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