online education

INTRODUCTION (paragraph 1)

I. Hook - interesting fact II. Brief history of distance education - EVOLUTION OF ONLINE EDUCATION

A. Correspondence schools- 19th century B. Radio/TV/Satellite- 20th century C. Advent of Internet- late 20th century - 1990’s D. University online programs E. Current online situation - COVID-21st century - 2020 - digital age - tech tools

III. Acknowledgment of issue and debate IV. WARRANT - STANCE ON THE ISSUE- YOUR ARGUMENT IS THE THESIS

Online instruction is more effective than traditional instruction due to/because of (factor/reasons/claims)_______, _____, and __________.

Traditional instruction is more effective than online instruction due to/because of (factor/reasons/claims)____1______, ____2______, and _______3________.

BODY PARAGRAPH FOR FACTOR/REASON/CLAIM 1 (paragraph 2)

I. MAIN IDEA STATEMENT - A GENERAL/BROAD STATEMENT ABOUT REASON/CLAIM 1 II. Scholarly fact 1 to support this claim - use MLA in-text citation III. Scholarly fact 2 to support this claim- use MLA in-text citation IV. Scholarly fact 3 to support this claim - use MLA in-text citation

MAKE SURE TO EXPLAIN HOW THESE FACTS SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT. V. Transition sentence to reaffirm claim 1 and introduce claim 2

BODY PARAGRAPH FOR FACTOR/REASON/CLAIM 2 (paragraph 3)

I. MAIN IDEA STATEMENT - A GENERAL/BROAD STATEMENT ABOUT REASON/CLAIM 2 II. Scholarly fact 1 to support this claim - use MLA in-text citation III. Scholarly fact 2 to support this claim- use MLA in-text citation IV. Scholarly fact 3 to support this claim - use MLA in-text citation

MAKE SURE TO EXPLAIN HOW THESE FACTS SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT. V. Transition sentence to reaffirm claim 2 and introduce claim 3

BODY PARAGRAPH FOR FACTOR/REASON/CLAIM 3 (paragraph 4)

I. MAIN IDEA STATEMENT - A GENERAL/BROAD STATEMENT ABOUT REASON/CLAIM 3 II. Scholarly fact 1 to support this claim - use MLA in-text citation III. Scholarly fact 2 to support this claim- use MLA in-text citation IV. Scholarly fact 3 to support this claim - use MLA in-text citation

MAKE SURE TO EXPLAIN HOW THESE FACTS SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT.

V. ***Transition sentence to reaffirm claim 3 and introduce the COUNTERARGUMENT. CONCEDE/ADMIT THERE’S AN OPPOSITION (opponents, critics, detractors). State that

there is an opposing view.

COUNTERARGUMENT (paragraph 5)**********

I. MAIN IDEA - OPPOSITION’S POSITION STATEMENT - BENEFITS II. Scholarly fact 1 to support this claim - use MLA in-text citation III. Scholarly fact 2 to support this claim- use MLA in-text citation IV. **REFUTE the opposition’s claims by REINFORCING facts to support YOUR

ARGUMENT.- STATE UNDENIABLE FACTS ***scholarly facts-REITERATE YOUR POSITION ON THE ARGUMENT

CONCLUSION (paragraph 6) I. Restate the DEBATABLE ISSUE - state why it is controversial today - the effectiveness of

online learning has come to the limelight/forefront due to COVID-19 and everyone having to go online- an unprecedented event - unique

II. RESTATE YOUR ARGUMENT/WARRANT/STANCE/THESIS III. Review key facts to push your argument. IV. Give recommendations for the future OR final push for your argument

LAST PAGE OF YOUR ESSAY IS THE WORKS CITED PAGE

Use the CITATION TOOLS in the database to COPY the works cited entries. Make sure to follow MLA rules!! READ THE RULES!! See the section on MLA and visit Purdue Owl.