Monday, September 23, 2019

Outlining: Step 5


Step 5: Locate source material that supports what you are arguing in your outline. 

Make sure the source material is supporting what you were arguing…do not let the sources make the arguments for you.  The sources need to support and defend your argument.  You are not simply writing a research report of other people’s ideas and arguments on the issue..

Once you have completed the steps above, it is time to go back and include some research support showing that you know how to properly include outside source information as well as cite it.  For help in adding in the defending sources, see the Hamburger Method: https://learnessaywriting.blogspot.com/p/hamburger-method-drafting-your-essay.html

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Essay 3 Cause/Effect Argument

Design and Development Handouts

· Know the Guidelines: Cause/Effect Argument Essay Writing—view the planning, outlining, and development handouts for the cause/effect essay.

· Sample thesis for a causal argument: this handout shows a sample cause/effect THESIS, the break-down of that THESIS, and how the essay would be structured to develop and argue the THESIS.

· Flow, Length, and Content of a Typical Body-paragraph: a specific break-down of what is expected in a well-developed body-paragraph of an argument paper.

· Need Ideas for Cause/Effect Essay??: this handout provides 'spring-board' articles and images to help you think through how you feel about the topic and possible cause/effect relationships. These are not scholarly sources. They are simply readings to help you understand different ideas surrounding the issue.