Outline

Original Directions

Your next essay, the proposal (also called the position essay), will not be due until Week Six. However, you need to plan it this week.  After reading Defining a Generation, you should start thinking about how your experience of being a member* of Generation Z differs or aligns with the facts presented about Gen-Z individuals. In the proposal, you will identify your own defining characteristics of Generation Z, which we will use as the basis for your research essay. After you have selected a topic and decided on a thesis (position), complete the "Proposal Essay Outline Assignment" by midnight on Sunday, May 31.

Keep in mind the most challenging positions to defend in a logical argument are ones that are based minimal experience or a lack of evidence. What might be true for you, may not be true of your peers. Try to keep in mind your lessons on avoiding logical fallacies and think of the bigger picture of your generation. If you have any questions on your outline, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Email From Professor because I am a Millennial my directions are a bit different.

*For your proposal, follow all the same guidelines, with the exception of working for Millennials. You are also about to choose a slightly different time frame for the product/app/service you choose for your outline topic, but I'm auto-banning iphones as a topic. If you'd like to run ideas by me for the proposal, please feel free to send a list of ideas.

App Chosen: Youtube

Replace the word Generation Z for Millennial.

Question 1

State your position on the product/tool/service/app that embodies the spirit of Generation Z in one or two sentences. This will serve as your thesis. (For example, "Because of its mission to use the support of large groups, where everyone contributes in small ways to bring creative projects to reality, Kickstarter is the perfect service to embody the Millennial spirit.")

Question 2

List the 3 major reasons why you support this position in the form of characteristics of Generation Z. You should use your three supportable, logical reasons (For example, "At its core, Millennials are a compassionate generation, and can be characterized by their desire to support each other and stand up for their beliefs.")

 

First Reason _______________________________________________________________

Second Reason _____________________________________________________________

Third Reason  ______________________________________________________________

 

Question 3

Take the first major reason that you wrote above and fill in the following important points. 

 

First Reason: ______________________________________________________

 

· Supporting detail #1 (This a specific example that demonstrates Reason 1)

· Supporting detail #2  (This a specific example that demonstrates Reason 1)

· Optional:Supporting detail #3 (This a specific example that demonstrates Reason 1)

Question 4

Take the second major reason and fill in the following important points :

 

Second Reason: ______________________________________________________

 

· Supporting detail #1 (This a specific example that demonstrates Reason 2)

· Supporting detail #2  (This a specific example that demonstrates Reason 2)

· Optional: Supporting detail #3 (This a specific example that demonstrates Reason 2)

Question 5

Take the third major reason and fill in the following important points :

 

Third Reason: ______________________________________________________

 

· Supporting detail #1 (This a specific example that demonstrates Reason 3)

· Supporting detail #2  (This a specific example that demonstrates Reason 3)

· Optional:Supporting detail #3 (This a specific example that demonstrates Reason 3)

Question 6

This will be your last chance to convince your audience that your point of view is correct.  To do this you will want to do the following things:

 

· Begin with conclusion sentences that expand on your position in a new way. (So what? What next?)

· Create a clever or lasting thought to serve as a final image for the reader. (Who cares, and why?)

· In the space below, provide one or two sentences you think both restate your position in a creative way