ENC1102: Outline Assignment
(with in-text citations that reference your Annotated Bibliography)
Due Date: This assignment must be uploaded to Canvas by midnight Sunday, July 7, 2024
Assignment Objectives (align with Course Outcomes):
After completing this assignment, you will better understand how to:
Develop methods of academic research by using library resources and research databases.
Summarize, analyze, apply, and synthesize academic sources in the context of the written assignment.
Use multiple kinds of evidence gathered from various sources to support writing goals.
Description of Assignment
For this assignment, you are asked to start thinking about how you will organize your essay. You’ve already gathered your research and have credible sources to reference in your research paper from your Annotated Bibliography assignment. Now it’s time to create a sentence-level outline for your Argumentative Research Essay.
Objectives of an outline:
To gather and organize your thoughts and research.
To provide you with a roadmap to writing your paper. The more detailed the outline, the more straightforward will be the conversion from outline to paper.
Need more ideas about how to organize your paper/outline
The outline will consist of about 13-15 entries that are the framework for your paragraphs.
For example, you’ll open with your thesis statement. Then begin your outline…using the MEAL plan we discussed in class (Main idea, Evidence, Analysis, Link) be sure to show refrence
1. Paragraph ONE: Topic Sentence (Main Idea for this paragraph)
A: Evidence: A quote, paraphrase or summary from one of your sources
B: More Evidence if you need to include another quote:
C: Analysis: This is where you will analyze the evidence you’ve provided in this paragraph.
D: Link back to your main point or transition to your next paragraph.
2: Paragraph TWO: Topic Sentence (Main Idea for this paragraph)
A: Evidence: A quote, paraphrase or summary from one of your sources
B: More Evidence if you need to include another quote:
C: Analysis: This is where you will analyze the evidence you’ve provided for this paragraph.
D: Link back to your main point or transition to your next paragraph.
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You can try to include in-text citations for the evidence you’re including, but you do NOT need to include a works cited page.
Thesis statement: Although infertile and same-sex couples may have difficulties reproducing children, because of ART, there are different procedures such as IVF to help the couples do so. ( if needed to be reworded or have a better thought of a thesis I’m open to recommendations)
