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Coral&Mason&& 10/3/2009& WR1222Brown& Argument&Essay&Outline&Discovery&Draft& & Part&I.&&Guiding&Questions:&

• 222&&&(student(answers(withheld)& • 222&&(student(answers(withheld)& • 222&&(student(answers(withheld)&

& Part&II:&Roadmap& I.&Topic:&Computers&in&the&Classroom:&Educational&Babysitter&

Thesis:'The(use(of(computers(in(most(American(classrooms(gives(teachers(the(chance(to(use(technology(as(babysitters(and(frees(them(

from(developing(individualized(curriculum,(grading(the(work(of(their(students,(and(makes(teachers(less(responsible(for(the(classes(

they(are(hired(to(teach.&

II.&History'of&Classroom&Computers&(background&of&the&topic)&

III.&Supporting'Topic'#1:&Computers&as&Babysitters&

&&&&&&&A.&Support:&Teacher&Abuse&of&Classroom&Computers&&

&&&&&&&B.&Counterargument:&21st&Century&Lessons&

&&&&&&&C.&Rebuttal:&Balancing&Computer&Usage&

IV.&Supporting'Topic'#2:&Lack&of&Individualized&Curriculum&

&&&&&&&A.&Support:'Teacher&Ignorance&of&Individual&Ability&&

&&&&&&&B.&Counterargument:'Computer&Assisted&Educational&Programs&&

&&&&&&&C.&&Rebuttal:'Lack&of&One2On2One&or&Small&Group&Instruction&&

V.&Supporting'Argument'#3:'Decreased&Assignment&Grading&and&Feedback&&

&&&&&&&A.&Support:'Reduced&Teacher&Awareness&of&Student&Ability&&

&&&&&&&B.&Counterargument:'Increased&Data&from&Educational&Programs&&

&&&&&&&C.&Rebuttal:'Lack&of&Feedback&Decreasing&Student&Application&&

VI.&&Supporting'Argument'#4:'Decreased&Teacher&Responsibility&&

&&&&&&&A.&Support:'Educators&are&not&Responsible&for&their&Curriculum&&

&&&&&&&B.&Counterargument:'Alignment&of&Curriculum&throughout&the&School&and&District&&

&&&&&&&C.&Rebuttal:'Alignment&does&not&Allow&for&Adjustments&for&Student&Needs&&

VII.&Concluding'Thoughts:'

What'would'you'like'to'convince'your'readers'to'do'or'believe'after'reading'your'paper?:&&I&would&like&to&convince&readers&to&agree&

with&the&idea&that&computer&education&is&an&important&aspect&of&student&success,&but&having&a&computer&for&each&student&in&the&

classroom&takes&away&from&the&learning&process&and&the&responsibilities&of&the&teachers.&&Students&need&hard&copies&of&the&literature&

and&handouts&with&math&practice&and&put&pencil&to&paper&to&apply&what&they&have&learned.&&Pick&up&a&dictionary;&conduct&a&science&

experiment;&view&artwork&in&a&museum;&see&a&play&on&stage;&write&a&letter&by&hand.'

The outline discovery draft utilizes the thesis statement to guide the organization of the paper. The following example uses the following thesis statement: The use of computers in most American classrooms gives teachers the chance to use technology as babysitters and frees them from developing individualized curriculum, grading the work of their students, and makes teachers less responsible for the classes they are hired to teach.

This particular outline example includes the counterarguments and rebuttals in the same section as the support, which makes for a strong organizational pattern. Notice that the outline follows the organization of the thesis statement and each section has a title that introduces what topic will be discussed in that section. Each section of support in the thesis statement is color coded, which makes it simple to follow the structure of the outline.