You will be given a topic, a question, a prompt, and evidence. use that information to organize an argument. you will not be writing an argumentative essay. you will complete an organizer as you have done previously. topic: curfews question: should cities impose a teen curfew law? prompt: you will organize an argument against teen curfew laws. (a curfew is a regulation requiring a person to be home at a certain prescribed time, as imposed by a parent on a child.) evidence 1 negative effects of teen curfew laws do curfews curb teen violence? let’s look closer. in california, a study found that crimes increased during curfew hours and decreased in the summer months when curfew was not enforced. in detroit, a study found that teen violence increased in the hours right before curfew. other methods have been proven to lower juvenile crime such as making recreational centers available and keeping them open for longer hours. —association for the study of teen violenceevidence 2 negative effects of teen curfew laws children and parents sued the district of columbia because they were against the curfew law. the court found that the curfew was against the law. the court stated that minors should have freedom of movement. it also stated that curfew interfered with a parent's right to raise children in the way they saw fit. —office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention directions: copy and paste the argument organizer below into the essay submission box, and add your information. follow these directions as you complete the organizer: write in complete sentences. write from third person point of view. do not use feelings or emotions. state a claim that is clear and concise. provide two reasons to support your claim. provide evidence that supports each reason, and give credit to the sources. end with a clearly stated call to action. proofread your work before submitting. argument organizer claim: clearly stated in your own words reason 1: in your own words evidence/support for reason 1: quote from the evidence provided using a signal phrase reason 2: in your own words evidence/support for reason 2: quote from the evidence provided using a signal phrase conclusion: call to action—encourage your readers to do something about the issue.