4 paragraph outline and essay, instructions and format included
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Essay1-OutlineGuide-Instructions-ENG102.docxEssay # 1 Outline, Thesis & Evidence
Worth 50 points
Instructions: Complete each section of the outline with the required information. Include evidence from at least one (1) outside source to support your stance.
Be as thorough as possible because you will use this outline to write your final essay. Upload the completed document in the Assignment Folder for Essay 1 – Outline on or before the assignment deadline. Write in complete sentences and with proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Essay Topic: Should daylight saving time be permanent in Louisiana? The website entitled Web Exhibits (http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html) explains what daylight saving time is. “Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from standard time during the summer months, and back again in the fall, in order to make better use of natural daylight.”
Paragraph 1: Introduction
· Sentence to introduce topic or background information:
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· Thesis Statement (Your thesis statement is one sentence that states your main point and your stance on this main point):
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Paragraph 2: Support Paragraph about Main Topic #1
· Major Point #1: One main argument that supports your thesis/stance.
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· Provide 1-2 examples and/or details for Major Point #1:
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Paragraph 3: Support Paragraph about Main Topic #2
· Major Point #2: A second main argument or point that supports your thesis/stance. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Provide 1-2 examples and/or details for Major Point #2 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 4: Conclusion
Concluding sentence that will persuade others to support your stance/point of view.
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Evidence from outside source (Summarize, in 2-3 sentences, information from an outside source that supports your opinion. This can be from a book, article, etc. but it cannot be your opinion).
Write the proper APA citation for the source your found.
