Nonfiction Reading – Review and reflect

Now you’ve read 2 articles on the topic of child soldiers and taken accurate, detailed research notes. Take a moment to reflect back on what you’ve learned and plan ahead for the next steps.

1. You will be writing an argument essay on this question: Are child soldiers victims or perpetrators (guilty or responsible for committing a crime)?
2. Look back at your notes, and on a clean sheet in your notebook, write down the above question; then list supporting arguments and textual evidence for each:

Child soldiers are victims because:	Child soldiers are perpetrators because:

* As we continue to do research, we wil add to these notes.