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You select a topic that is of interest to you and write an evidence-based argument paper where you select an opinion or point-of-view about a specific topic and write about it.
* Your paper must be a minimum of 3 pages in length
* It must include quotations from a MINIMUM of two (2) outside sources (these sources can be youtube videos, newspaper articles, magazine articles,blog posts, t.v. newscasts, academic journals, even scientific studies)
* The paper must be written in 12-point Times New Roman Font
* Your paper must have 1-inch margins
Your paper must include a Works Cited Page
Final Paper Outline Template
Foundations of Critical Writing: DED061
Winter Quarter 2016
Essay Outline Template
Instructor: Holly Spinelli
Directions: Please feel free to use this worksheet as a way to outline your essay. Using this paper will help you organize your thoughts so that when the time comes to write the essay, you will feel prepared with all of the information in front of you.
1. Opening Information: (General information about your topic.
Thesis Statement (Your MAIN idea/argument that your paper will support)____________________________
2. Evidence From the Text: (Idea, Quotation, Explanation)
You need to provide a MINIMUM of 3 examples/quotations from the text(s) to support your idea. Copy the quotation and the page number below. The next step is to explain what the quotation MEANS. After you explain the quotation’s meaning, you then provide your reader with a few sentences that EXPLAIN how/why this quotation supports your thesis/idea/argument.
Topic Sentence (The idea your paragraph will support):
Quotation#1: (author’s name )
Quotation #1 means:
Quotation #1 supports my thesis/main idea/argument because:
Topic Sentence:
Quotation#2: (author’s name )
Quotation...