"Should the legal drinking age be lowered?"

Name:

Research Question:

General Purpose:

Specific Purpose:

I. INTRODUCTION

1. ATTENTION GETTER (Step 1):

2. Common Ground:

3. Specific purpose:

4. Credibility:

5. NEED (Step 2): (Clearly lay out the problem you are describing and preview your main points)

II. BODY

1. Main Point 1: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form)

Support Material 1:

· Source: (Cite source in MLA format)

· Kind of Support Material: (Decide among EXAMPLES, STATISTICS, or

EXPERT/PEER TESTIMONY)

· What is evidence meant to show?

Potential counter-claim: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form, cite source)

Transition, or connector:

2. Main Point 2: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form)

Support Material 2:

· Source: (Cite source in MLA format)

· Kind of Support Material: (Decide among EXAMPLES, STATISTICS, or

EXPERT/PEER TESTIMONY)

· What is evidence meant to show?

Potential counter-claim: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form, cite source)

Transition, or connector:

3. Main Point 3: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form)

Support Material 3:

· Source: (Cite source in MLA format)

· Kind of Support Material: (Decide among EXAMPLES, STATISTICS, or

EXPERT/PEER TESTIMONY)

· What is evidence meant to show?

Potential counter-claim: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form, cite source):

Transition:

SATISFACTION (Step 3): (Clearly lay out the solution you are proposing)

Potential counter-claim: (State as a SINGLE COMPLETE SENTENCE in claim form, cite source):

Transition:

VISUALIZATION (Step 4): (Positive and/or Negative – in-depth description/hypothetical situation)

Transition:

III. CONCLUSION

ACTION (Step 5): (Concrete action that can be taken right now to address the need – include contact details)

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