definition essay? sample topics below

Order Description
Introduce issue and state your claim
� Engage reader�s interest
� Show what�s at stake
� Provide needed background information
� State your claim
Present your criteria
� State and develop each criterion
� Anticipate and respond to possible objections to your criteria
� Present your match argument
� Argue that your case meets (or doesn�t meet) criteria
� Anticipate and respond to possible objections to match argument
Conclude:
� Perhaps sum up your argument
� Help reader see �big picture� or what�s at stake
� End with something memorable

possible topics:
Do terrorists exhibit courage?
Is spanking child abuse?
Is graffiti art?
Is prostitution a victimless crime?
Is rap poetry?
Are zoos an instance of cruelty to animals?