Review the thesis statement you created for the Annotated Bibliography assignment. Refine your thesis statement as needed. Make sure it includes your topic, a clear key argument (claim) and 2-4 focused main ideas that prove the argument.
Once you have unity between your thesis and topic sentences, develop each topic sentence idea using adequate supporting evidence from your research and explanation/analysis from your own thinking. Make sure your quotes are integrated as modeled in the quote sandwich (Links to an external site.).
Remember, if you have a great deal to say about one main idea in your thesis, you might consider developing more than one paragraph for this main idea when you write your essay. So pay attention to the amount of evidence you have for each main idea as you develop your outline.
Download Outline Template for Research Argument Essayand use it as a template to create your sentence outline for your research paper on fracking OR offshore drilling. (Remove direction sentences as you complete your sentence outline.)
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