Premise: A citizen's group is lobbying for a local ordinance that would authorize government funding for parochial schools in your community. Since you have also recently studied the constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state in your American government class, you know you could argue fairly and strongly against the position taken by this group.
An informal outline of your essay might look like this:
Issue introduced: Should public tax revenues be spent on aid to parochial schools?
Thesis statement: Despite the pleas of citizen groups like Parochial School Parents <...
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