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PART I
Developing an
Outline
According to Chapter 1 of your
textbook, a good method to drafting an argumentative essay is to use an outline
as a template. An outline allows the
writer to take an important step toward substantive development of an
essay. What is wonderful about an outline
is that the subsequent rethinking of the argument and the additional research
that result becomes more apparent using this method.
Your task for this Module 2
Homework Assignment is to create an outline for your first essay.
You will include the introductory paragraph with thesis statement that you
created in Module 1. After your introductory paragraph with thesis
statement, you will provide an outline of your body paragraphs and
conclusion. Remember that your outline
gives a bird’s-eye view of the whole scheme of your essay. Also, an outline will prompt you in the
drafting process. Outlines serve to
remind writers of the basic strategy for developing a sound argument; they
should not be followed mindlessly as if they were some unalterable blueprint
for constructing a house. For an
explanation of outlines, please read Why and How to Create a Useful Outline
and Sample Outlines
(Purdue Online Writing Lab).
Along with your outline,
you will also submit two possible outside sources that you can use for your
argument.
You may use essays from your textbook as sources (Part II: Reading
Clusters). If you provide online
sources, make sure to provide the author’s name, article title, and the
website.
Part II: Evaluating Sources
Once
you have chosen the two sources you may use in your essay, you should use the
criteria from your textbook to evaluate those sources. For each source, you should write 1-2
paragraphs in which you evaluate the credibility of the source and briefly
describe how you will use it in your work.
