Should Kids Get Paid to Do Chores

How would you describe Megan? Based on the Article.

• Kind and Understanding
• Greedy and Obedient
• Ironic and Light Hearted
• Grateful and Patient

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What is the difference between Megan and Her Mother? Based on the Argument.

• Megan: Earning A Lot Money
  Mother: Not About the Money
• Megan: About Responsibility 
  Mother: About Love
• Megan: About Doing More, Earning More
  Mother: About the Money
• Megan: Wants For Herself
  Mother: About Responsibility

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What would result if Megan's mother agreed with Megan's claim to have chores? Based on the Argument.

• Megan would be Happier
• Megan would be more Greedy
• Megan will be more Spoiled
• Megan would take care of her Mother in the Future

Using what you know, how would you design Megan's argument in a different way? 

• Give more reasons why to do chores based on spending  money
• Explain how it is good for understanding time management 
• Explain how it will make her life easier
• How it will make her be a better person

Discuss the pros and cons of getting paid to do chores?

• Pros: Working Hard
  Cons: Wanting Money
• Pros: Good time management
  Cons: Known for not being responsible
• Pros: Use the money for a need
  Cons: Being Spoiled
• Pros: Being responsible
  Cons: Use the money for a want

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What evidence will support Megan's mother's argument about responsibility?

• That earning money means you are responsible
• She should do chores and shouldn't have to get paid 
• That doing chores is like working just for kids
• Doing chores isn't about responsibility

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How would you combine Megan's evidence to her argument to create a different response.

• List more details about earning the actual money
• Remove all the evidence and replace with opinions
• Instead of listing things that she wants, list things that she could do with the money that is good
• It is fine

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What would happen if The mother's argument didn't exist and the father made an argument.

• The Father would just agree with Megan and move on
• The Father would just give her the money without hearing her claim
• He would tell her that the more chores she does, the more money she will make 
• He would claim a similar argument like the mother

What choice do you think we would have made in this particular situation?

• Megan is right
• In the middle
• The mother is right
• No one is right

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What is the significance of this article?

• To prove that chores make life better
• Chores is about good deeds and helping others
• That everyone should do chores
• Chores gets you a lot of money

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