English 1101 Outline Professor Hawkins
Directions: Although the information in the parenthesis (below) guides you to write 1-4
sentences, for the purpose of your outline, you only need a sentence to complete each
part of the outline. Remember the more details you give, the better your essay.
The first draft should contain between 900-1,100 words, but the final draft’s word
count should contain between 1,200 -1,400.
Worth 200 Quiz Points
I.
a.
Introduction
Attention grabber (1-2 sentences) Since the first cigarette-making
machine invented in 1881, smoking tobacco products has become
widespread.
b.
The overall problem between the two parties or stakeholders (1-3
sentences) The overall problem between smoking companies and the umbrella
party is the minimum age required to use tobacco products.
c.
Background (2-3 sentences of the who, what, when, where, and why
related to the topic). Cover this for both stakeholders. Marlboro among others
is a tobacco company that want 18 year olds to smoke for profits ,and
State Bill 1138 by Darryl Rouson supports raising the age so that kids in high
school can’t smoke.
d.
Thesis (1-2 sentences and underline). This should offer the solutions,
preferably in two to three prongs. Smoking companies like Marlboro, and
stakeholders such a Darryl Rouson both agree that smoking should be legal,
however two effective ways this could be achieved is through prohibiting sales to
anyone actively enrolled in school, or setting sales limits such as quantity a user
is able to purchase.
II.
1st body paragraph (should contain at least 10 sentences or a 1/3
of the page)
a.
Topic sentence (1 sentence). The first stakeholder (the stakeholder you
oppose). The stakeholder’s belief (2-3 sentences) Smoking is excellent
economically and could be considered almost necessary for an increase or
growth to the financial aspect of the government.
b.
Research, quote or paraphrase, that support’s stakeholder’s belief (1-3
sentences). This is about material the SUPPORTS this stakeholder. Smoking
can cause many hidden fees, including sales tax, state taxes, and medical fees.
If 18 year olds didn’t smoke, and the minimum required age to use tobacco
products was increased the economy would deeply suffer from a loss in income.
According to TurboTax, “The federal Tax on cigarettes grossed $8,512,263 in tax
revenue for 2009.” “For 2009 the states reaped in $15,753,199 in gross cigarette
excise tax revenues.”
c.
Significance of quoted or paraphrase material (3-4 sentences) Raising the