Ray Rice, a talented football player, was videotaped as he punched his fiancee in the face, knocking her unconscious. His team, the Ravens, fired him. The National Football League (NFL) suspended him.

Should the NFL fire Ray Rice altogether from the football league?

Write for three minutes, BELIEVING THE PROMPT: “Ray Rice Should Be Fired From Football For Punching Out His Fiancee.”

Write for three minutes, DOUBTING THE PROMPT: “Ray Rice Should Be Fired From Football For Punching Out His Fiancee.”

How do we encourage kids to generate sufficient prewriting material as a precursor to writing argument?