Western Composition
Sentence Outline with Research
Todays Objective
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Write a sentence outline with research.
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Write Works Cited entries for essay.
Research Paper Writing Process
What we have accomplished
Read widely on a broad topic.
Broad topic → limited topic.
Created research question about the limited topic
Thesis statement that answers the research
question.
Researched articles to support our theory.
Where We're Going Today:
Put the pieces together.
Review limiting a topic
Read widely on a broad
topic.
Broad topic:
Broad topic → limited
topic.
Men / Women →
Discrimination against
prostitutes in Bangkok.
Research question about
limited topic.
Should people in
Bangkok look down on
prostitutes?
Men / Women
Review
Start your Pre-writing :)
Review
Thesis statement that
answers research
question.
“Prostitutes are often
slighted by other Bangkok
citizens, however if fingers
are to be pointed, they
should be directed at the
government, the girls'
families, and the
customers who use their
services.”
Review
Scratch Outline :)
A. The government is to
blame – prostitution is not
illegal because it helps the
economy.
B. Families are to blame –
most girls come from
upcountry to send money
home.
C. Consumers are to blame.
Review
I would now research
articles to support my
theory.
Today:
Outline
Put the pieces of my
research and findings
together.
Article 1
Research needed to prove how prostitution
supports the economy.
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
“Corruption 101: Prostitution and the Police”
Outline and Research
A. Argument 1: First, corruption in the government
should be blamed for prostitution in Thailand.
Support evidence: Government officials—particularly
policemen—are known to accept bribes.
Research: According to The Bangkok Post, a brothel
in Hat Yai was busted last year. Chuvit Kamolvisit
claimed the “brothel allegedly paid 40,000-50,000
baht” a month to police” to be permitted to continue
their services.
Works Cited Entries
You should have started your works cited page.
1. The title: Works Cited
2. Entries are not numbered.
3. Use hanging indentation.
4. Use abbreviations for dates used in the entries.
5. Lastname, Firstname. (If Chinese, use pinyin)
Works Cited Entries
The Basics:
Lastname, Firstname.
1. Author
“Title or Article.”
2. Title of article
Title of Website.
3. Title of website
City: Publisher, Year.
4. Publisher (Print only)
1 Jan. 2011.
5. Date published
8 Apr. 2013.
6. Date accessed
< >.
7. URL
Works Cited (page 394)
http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/learningfrom-news/311742/corruption-101-prostitutionthe-police
“Corruption 101: Prostitution and the Police.”
Bangkok Post. 10 Sept. 2012. 8 Apr. 2013
<http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/learningfrom-news/311742/corruption-101-prostitutionthe-police>.
Why Write An Outline?
It will help you organize all of the ideas running
around your brain!
It will allow you to find any gaps in your research or
ideas early enough to fix them.
It will make writing you essay less stressful because
you will KNOW what you have to work with.
Where do I start?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Gather all of your research or notes on the topic
that you are writing about.
Review it all and decide what your
research/information is telling you about your
topic.
Form a working thesis statement that describes
the point that you want to make about your
topic.
Begin to select what information you would like
to include in your essay based on what proves
your point.
Then what?
How?
An Outline Organizes Your Information Into 3 major parts in
Preparation For Your Paper:
Your Conclusion
Your Body Paragraph
Your Introduction
What goes in the
intro. section?
The Same Information That Should Be In Your Essay’s
Introductory Paragraph
Thesis Statement
Your 1st Major Point
Your 2nd Major Point
Your 3rd Major Point
What about the
Body section?
The Body Section Outlines The Following Information On Each Of
Your Major Points:
Major point
3-5
Supporting Details
Transition
relating it back to your thesis
And the conclusion section…
Your Conclusion Section Does The Following:
Restates
your thesis statement
Reestablishes
your major points
Adds any
final thoughts
How Will My Final
Outline Look?
Your Final Outline Should Look Something Like This:
Thesis Statement
1st major point
2nd major point
3rd major point (etc.)
1st major point
Supporting details (3-5)
Transition
2nd major point
Supporting details (3-5)
Transition
3rd major point
Supporting details (3-5)
Transition
Concluding Thoughts
YOUR TURN
Take out everything you have for your research
essay and start writing a very detailed outline for
your essay.
You do not want to procrastinate, because you
have to type this for homework and bring it to
class next week.
You have until the end of class today to work on
your outline AND prewriting.
Next Week
BRING:
Typed Outline (from today)
Your Source Articles
Speeches will begin in 2 weeks. Start preparing your
speech. Speech only needs to be about 3-4
minutes long at most. You are required to have a
PPT.
Your research essay is due by June 10th.
Blog Assignment
Movie Review:
Write about your favorite movie of all time.
You choose your own title.
Why do you like this movie? What kind of movie is
it(genre)? Is it a popular movie? Would you
recommend anyone to see it? Who are the main actors
or actresses? Where does this movie take place? What
time period does this movie take place in? If you could
be a character in this movie, who would you be and
why? Who do you relate with the most in this movie?
You must have at LEAST 1 photo on your entry related to
the movie.