Topic Sentence + Say with Context
Topic Sentence #1, preferably with concession:
Say with context (that uses at least one of the Works Cited page’s sources).
Topic Sentence #2, preferably with concession:
Say with context.
Topic Sentence #3, preferably with concession:
Say with context.
Topic Sentence #4, preferably with concession:
Say with context.
(Optional) Topic Sentence #5, preferably with concession:
Say with context.
(Optional) Topic Sentence #6, preferably with concession:
Say with context.
Note: You may submit additional topic sentences and says with context for self-assessment, but you’re asked to self-assess only your first four (4).
Works Cited
Include your sources with permalinks from your Newscast Outline here, ensuring the format is as close to MLA requirements as possible,
Example
Although automakers have argued that a ban on conventional cars would put them out of business, and even though politicians claim there is no “political will” for the US to ban conventional cars, my position that the US should stop producing gasoline-powered automobiles is very reasonable given the dire state of our climate, our government’s ability to subsidize the transition to all-electric vehicles, and consumers’ growing demand for cleaner emissions.
Topic Sentence #1 w/concession:
Topic sentence w/concession: Although the future market for electric vehicles looks bright, some automakers inaccurately argue it will put them out of business.
Say w/context: If it were easy to do and initial profits were high, automakers would have switched their conventional fleets to electric vehicles long ago, but that’s not the reality; the transition is slow, in part, because of “the high initial cost of manufacturing electric vehicles,” writes UC Davis researcher David Sperling in Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (15).
Say w/context: Fortunately, though, the predicted costs of making the transition are outweighed by long-term gains in the future: General Motors President states, “we believe ultimately that the whole world will go that direction” (Bradsher qtd. in Sperling 11).
Say w/context: Moreover, it appears that the “high initial cost” may not be as steep as one might think given many conventional cars’ electrical components are already sufficiently advanced: “Although today’s automakers are weighed down by the legacy of 100 years of internal combustion engines and mechanical engineering designs, they are well along in converting the car’s infrastructure to electronic controls” (Sperling 13).
