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Should Kids Get Paid to Do Chores?

Megan thinks she should get paid to do chores around the house. Her mom disagrees. Who makes the best argument? You decide.

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Complexity Factors
  • Purpose
    This debate has a clear purpose: to present arguments for and against paying kids to do chores.
  • Structure
    The debate consists of two letters, one from a girl to her mother explaining why she should be paid to do chores, and the other from her mother explaining why she shouldn't be paid.
  • Language Conventionality and Clarity
    Vocabulary: some challenging academic vocabulary (e.g., self-sufficient, scoured) Figurative language: rhetorical questions
  • Knowledge Demands
    Some understanding of the time it takes to do household chores, such as sweeping floors and mowing lawns, will help readers to form opinions on the topic.
Lexile: 810L
Other Key Skills: supporting an argument; central ideas and details
Common Core Standards
  • Anchor Standards
    R1, R2, R6, R8, R9, W1, W4, W5, W8, SL1, L1, L2, L3

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