#15 Writing Activity

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2 questions

Should America Have Invested its Resources in Space Travel?

Directions:
1. Re-read “An Account of the Moon Landing” and then read a new text titled “An Argument Against the Moon Mission.”  
2. Answer the questions below 

What arguments do they give for and against America’s choice to go to the moon??

Sort them into "for" and "against" going to the moon categories.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
the moon is beautiful and should be explored		For space travel
black men and women were fighting got thier lives in the American Civil Rights Movement		Against space travel
by spending more money on space travel, it sent a clear message that people mattered less than competition		Against space travel
we should spend money on addressing inequality		Against space travel
there is so much to learn from the moon through data that was collected there		For space travel
ancient astronomers, mathematicians, artists, poets have long thought about space travel		For space travel

Based on what you read, do you think America should have invested its resources in space travel?

Write an argumentative paragraph that states your opinion, gives reasons, and supports those reasons with evidence from at least one of the texts.

Requirements:
- At LEAST 5 sentences
- Give your OPINION
- Give REASONS why you think that
- Give EVIDENCE from ONE of the texts

#15 Writing Activity

What arguments do they give for and against America’s choice to go to the moon??Sort them into "for" and "against" going to the moon categories.

What arguments do they give for and against America’s choice to go to the moon??

Sort them into "for" and "against" going to the moon categories.