online education
Daniela.Guzman
AcademicPaper2OUTLINEANDINSTRUCTIONS.docxAcademic Paper #2 – Outline for Six Paragraph Paper
Topic: Online Education
Writing Structures Covered:
(Persuasive, Argumentation, Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution)
All research facts must be cited following MLA GUIDELINES
FACTS from research - WRITTEN IN THIRD PERSON
Personal opinions - CAN BE WRITTEN IN FIRST PERSON
** all opinions must be substantiated with evidence from research which is followed by an in-text citation.
Parts of an Argument – Issue – Claim – Support
Six Paragraph Paper :
· Introduction – Exigence of issue – Explain how this issue has grown to be of concern (timeline of events in history - use MLA in-text citations) - State there are two sides - Make your Claim/Position on the issue in your THESIS STATEMENT.
· Body 1 – First point/claim/reason – Provide three scholarly facts as proof (use MLA in-text citations) - transition to the next point in your argument.
· Body 2 – Second point/claim/reason - Provide three scholarly facts as proof (use MLA in-text citations) - transition to the next point in your argument.
· Body 3 – Third point/claim/reason -- Provide three scholarly facts as proof(use MLA in-text citations) - transition to the opposition’s point-of-view - admit/concede/reveal that there is another side to the argument.
· Counterargument/Refutation – State the oppositions’ view point.
State their reasons and provide scholarly facts (use MLA in-text citations) . Addressing the opponent makes your argument stronger. Shoot down opponent with facts from the position(use MLA in-text citations) you are trying to persuade the reader to accept.
· Conclusion – Explain the importance of the issue. Restate your thesis and review your reasons in-text citations) . Explain what would happen if your argument is not believed. Recommend a course of action.
The last page of your paper must be the Works Cited page!
Introduction - In an argument paper, you want to show EXIGENCE or urgency in discussing the issue. You need to set the stage for the position your will argue in your paper.
Attention Grabber :
Begin with an interesting fact regarding the topic (you can use a popular source for this).
Background Information :
Include facts (dates/events/statistics) which show how the issue has grown through the years, and why it is of special interest and concern today. Include any necessary definitions and explanations of concepts in order to introduce your position on the issue (you can use a combination of popular/scholarly sources for this).
Thesis Statement : (see samples above)
Decide if you are in favor or against online learning. Select or create the thesis statement to reflect the position you will claim. Include the three reasons why you have this particular stance in the thesis briefly. This will help guide the reader through the body paragraphs that need to be in the same order as you present in the thesis statement.
The thesis provides the claim and the three reasons you will cover.
Sample thesis statements:
Students enrolled in a traditional, face-to-face learning environments are more successful than those enrolled in online learning environments due to ____________, __________,and ___________.
Students enrolled in online learning environments are more successful than students enrolled in traditional, face-to-face learning environments due to _______________,
____________, and ___________.
Body paragraph 1
Present your FIRST point (claim) – Main Idea sentence
Provide three scholarly facts/statistics from the scholarly sources you found on the database. Remember, your supporting details/evidence must come from academic peer reviewed journals
Remember to provide in-text citations after paraphrases and direct quotes. You should limit direct quotes to one long quote per paragraph (no longer than two typed lines). You can have three short phrased quotes that are less than five words long. Review MLA guidelines in order to create the correct in-text citation.
TRANSITION SENTENCE NEEDED TO LEAD TO THE NEXT POINT
Body paragraph 2
Present your SECOND point (claim) – Main Idea sentence
Provide three scholarly facts/statistics from the scholarly sources you found on the database. Remember, your supporting details/evidence must come from academic peer reviewed journals
Remember to provide in-text citations after paraphrases and direct quotes. You should limit direct quotes to one long quote per paragraph (no longer than two typed lines). You can have three short phrased quotes that are less than five words long. Review MLA guidelines in order to create the correct in-text citation.
TRANSITION SENTENCE NEEDED TO LEAD TO THE NEXT POINT
Body paragraph 3
Present your THIRD point (claim) – Main Idea sentence
Provide three scholarly facts/statistics from the scholarly sources you found on the database. Remember, your supporting details/evidence must come from academic peer reviewed journals
Remember to provide in-text citations after paraphrases and direct quotes. You should limit direct quotes to one long quote per paragraph (no longer than two typed lines). You can have three short phrased quotes that are less than five words long. Review MLA guidelines in order to create the correct in-text citation.
TRANSITION SENTENCE NEEDED TO LEAD TO THE COUNTERARGUMENT - ACCEPT/CONCEDE/ACKNOWLEDGE THE OPPOSING VIEWPOINT
Counterargument/Refutation
In order to have a valid argument, both sides of the issue have to be presented. Anticipate and address the oppositions’ position on the issue. Addressing the opponent makes your argument stronger.
Reveal at least two claims that the opposition may use against your argument. State their reasons and provide scholarly facts. Then refute their position by “shooting down” your opponent with facts from your side of the argument. Remember, you are trying to persuade the reader to agree with your position.
Conclusion
Explain the importance of the issue (reasons why this issue is pertinent to today’s world).
Restate your THESIS STATEMENT or position on the issue after admitting that there are always two sides to any argument.
Stress your position by reviewing your three key points (use facts with in-text citations)
End by explain what would happen if your argument is not believed. Recommend a course of action (can be written in first person)
Works Cited
Make sure that you include all of the sources you used in your paper.
Remember, you should have AT LEAST THREE SCHOLARLY SOURCES – one source for the introduction, one source for the pro side, and one source for the con side – You can have more than three but no more than six sources.
