When introducing argumentative writing to students, describe it as a debate on paper--with both sides represented by facts, evidence, and relevant support. It's similar to the closing arguments at the end of a Law & Order episode. Consider showing clips of the closing arguments from various trial scenes.
An artist's impression of what the Mayak satellite could look like once in orbit. The proposed 'Mayak' satellite would have a huge pyramid-shaped reflector to make it easily visible in the night sky. A group of Russian engineers has raised over Â£17,000 to launch a reflective satellite which would be one of the brightest objects in the night sky.
To date, it is the only other heavenly body with human footprints. What you might not know is that the moon is not the Earthâs only natural satellite. As recently as 1997, we discovered that another body, 3753 Cruithne, is whatâs called a quasi-orbital satellite of Earth. This simply means that Cruithne doesnât loop around the Earth in a nice ellipse in the same way as the moon, or indeed the artificial satellites we loft into orbit.