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Would You Rather Be Invisible or Be Able to Fly?

From the September 2026 Issue

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Students will identify reasons supporting two sides of a debate and write an opinion piece.

Lexile® measure: 370L
Featured Skill: Opinion writing

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Be Invisible!

Tina

First, you could do cool tricks. If you picked something up, it would look like it’s floating! It would look like magic.

Next, you would be the best at hide-and-seek. You could hide in the middle of the room. No one would see you!

Finally, you would be the world’s best spy. You could spy on bad guys. They would never know you were there! 

Be Able to Fly!

Danny

First, it would feel amazing to fly! You could zoom through the clouds. You would feel like a superhero!

You would also get places faster. You could fly to school and home again. No more waiting for the bus!

Last, you could fly to amazing places. You could fly to the top of a mountain. You could soar to a faraway castle. 

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