In American universities, you'll write a lot of argument essays, so this will be useful to you. In this type of essay, you write about your position or view on a debatable or controversial topic, and you'll try to make your reader agree with your position on this topic. As with any other essay, it takes a lot of practice, so don't give up.

So if the topic is legalizing drugs, whether you agree with it or not, you're going to write an argument on the side that you have the best support for. You're going to consider these points because, any time somebody is debating, if you're willing to consider your opponents position it shows that you have an open mind, that you've thought about both sides. Just like all the other essays we've talked about, you need to have a strong thesis statement at the end of your first paragraph.

They prefer to text with their friends, cell phones are a distraction because they make a lot of noise, and this is disrespectful to the teacher. And it has the topic sentence, cell phones in classrooms are not just a distraction, but students can be looking at inappropriate information during school time. Another supporting idea in this body paragraph is that students get into trouble because they post inappropriate pictures or language on social media sites.