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Under each of the course names listed below please enter the informational prompt that will be given durign the first half of your semester and the persuasive prompt that will be given during the second half of your semester. Please consider your curriculum when doing this and try to devise a prompt that will allow students to use the material that you have taught. Please also consider opportunities wherein students might synthesize the work from your class with their extracurricular learning or knowledge.

Informational
Should schools focus more on preparing students for specific careers and vocations, and less on teaching subjects such as literature, art, and history?

Persuasive
Do you feel that all high school students should be required to take some classes in vocational education?

Informational
An essential part of the United States comes from small business owners. What are some key qualities one should have to start or run their own business?

Persuasive
Materialism and consumerism have gone too far in American society. We often buy things that we do not need, and we even buy things that we do not especially enjoy. What is the importance of budgeting and if needed what could a typical family could cut back on to save money?

Informational
Do you feel that television has had an overwhelmingly negative impact on society?

Persuasive
Use the four P’s of marketing (price, product, place/distribution, and promotion) to persuade someone to buy a product of your choice

We are constantly bombarded by advertisements-on television and radio, in newspapers and magazines, on highway signs and the sides of buses. They have become too pervasive. Is it time to put limits on advertising? Why?

Informational
Explain why it is important to learn HTML before building a Web site? Why do you feel computers are becoming increasingly popular? How might that relate to this course?

Persuasive
Persuade a business to spend their money towards building a Web site. Explain why it would be beneficial for their business.

Informational
Explain the importance of taking HTML as a perquisite to this course.

What does technology mean to you?

Persuasive
Persuade a company to allow you to create a Web site for them

Persuade the school board to fund Internet access for all classrooms

Describe three ways computers have affected your life.

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Informational
Many public building and transportation systems in the United States prohibit or restrict smoking. Do you feel these restrictions are unfair because they deny smokers their individual rights? State your position on this issue and explain your reasoning.

Persuasive
Do you agree that schools should make a greater effort to teach ethics and moral values to students? Why or why not?

Informational
Opinion polls should not play an important role in the political decision-making process because they indicate only what is popular, not what I the right or wrong position for our leaders to take. Explain your thoughts and opinion on this issue.

Persuasive
Political candidates should not be allowed to use popular actors in their advertising campaigns. Candidates too often win elections because they have actors for friend rather than because they are honestly qualified to represent the publics interest. Do you feel this is ethical?

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Informational
How has technology changed within the past hundred years? Do you feel this change was beneficial or a detriment to our society? .

Persuasive
The school board is considering cutting the typing class. Write an essay explaining why you think this is a good or bad idea.

Informational
Describe the use of mail merge in the business world or your life and how to apply this application?

Do you think typing skills are important in everyday life

Persuasive
Do you feel students should be taught proper keyboarding skills and ergonomics using a computer

Informational
Do you feel that citizens of the United States should be allowed to designate how a portion of their tax dollars are spent? Discuss ways in which you feel the government should spend your tax dollars.

Persuasive
Rather than relying on taxes, how would you persuade your community to be directly responsible for raising funds to pay for all extracurricular public school activities, including after-school sports?

Informational
Is job satisfaction more important in a career than a high salary and fringe benefits?

Persuasive
Public schools should be required to offer socially oriented courses, such as personal finance, because such courses help students cope with problems in society. Write an essay explaining why you think this is a good or bad idea.

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Informational
Persuade someone to take accounting.

Persuasive
If you were going to hire an accountant, why might you choose to hire a CPA?

Informational
Can you think of any two companies that could reduce their operating costs by combining their businesses?

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