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.
As the brightest thing in the sky by a wide margin, the Sun has an apparent visual magnitude of about -27, while the full Moon ranks between -13 and -12. The ISS is consistently the brightest artificial object at -6, while Venus peaks at around -5. When and if Mayak is launched, it will shine with an apparent magnitude of -10, which would make it second only to the Moon as the brightest object in the night sky.