Argument Elements
Space
Okay For Now
Being a Prexy
Breakfast Debates
100

This is the roadmap to your essay.

What is the thesis?

100

It's what keeps us on Earth, or the name of a Sandra Bullock movie in which she plays an astronaut where things go horribly wrong. 

What is Gravity?

100

He is the main character.

Who is Doug?

100

Before you "Be a Prexy," you should be these two things.

What is Be Respectful and Be Responsible?

100

This famous breakfast restaurant chain with a blue roof touts itself as the best in their business. 

What is IHOP (International House of Pancakes)?

200

This is needed to support any claim in an essay.

What is evidence?

200

This country plans on putting glass models on the moon and Mars as test modules for the real deal in a hundred years. 

What is Japan?

200

In her first appearance, she tells the protagonist to close his eyes and walk into the middle of the street. Surprisingly, she becomes his love interest later.

Who is Lil?

200
On January 1st, 2026, these are no longer allowed in classes or in the cafeteria.

What are cell phones?

200

A famous brand of waffles one might not want to "leggo." 

What is Eggo?

300

The typical essay body paragraph follows this order, in the acronym ICE, which means Introduce, Cite, and this. 

What is Explain?

300

Next to Mars, it is the closest planet to us, but it is way too hot thanks to a yellow gas that would melt even metal. 

What is Venus?

300

This is the artistic scar borne by the protagonist on his side, hidden mostly by t-shirts, until gym class when all is revealed. 

What is a tattoo?

300

This is written on the old part of the building, indicating that it used to be where freshmen through seniors used to roam.

What is the high school?

300

Syrup originally comes from the Native American tribes in the northeast of North America, where the tribes tapped into the trunks of this tree.

What is the maple tree?

400
What the last paragraph is called. 

What is the Conclusion?

400

The third rock from the sun. 

What is Earth?

400
Mr. Powell teaches the protagonist how to draw from Birds of America, written by this man.

Who is John James Audubon?

400

Your 7th grade principal, this guy.

Who is Mr. Hennessy?

400

These on a waffles are also divots, wells, or honeycombs. 

What are the pocket?

500

In an argumentative essay, this fourth body paragraph gives the opposition a second to voice their concerns. 

What is the counterclaim?

500

This proposed intergalactic transportation system would connect Earth, the moon, and Mars in the same manner that the Shinkansen connects Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. 

What is a train?

500

The book being read in Ms. Cowper's English class, written by Charlotte Bronte. 

What is Jane Eyre?

500

The later additions to the building started with the building of this, where Academic Support is hosted.

What is the Media Center?

500

Pancakes are ancient, originating 30,000 years ago during this age, named after the material tools were made of and used by Neanderthals. 

What is the Stone Age?