What specific social media formats are you interested in–Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram? What specifically are you interested in researching in relation to social media–education, teen development, parental responsibility, crime? 1) To begin, spend some time (at least an hour) brainstorming. One option is to develop a mind-map. If you are unfamiliar with this technique, google “brainstorm mind map” and view some of the images. Another option is to free write, focusing on your topic and what you want to say about your topic. Some people find it more useful to freewrite or mind-map over a period of two separate sessions (writing for thirty minutes, taking a break, and then writing for another thirty minutes). Whatever method of brainstorming you choose, and for however long, do not discount the significance of this step in the composting process, and be advised that you may want to spend more than an hour: OWL Purdue “How to Outline” (Links to an external site.)
2) Next, visit OWL Purdue online. Your outline should be based on the Four Components for Effective Outlines as found on OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab: OWL Purdue “Outline Components” (Links to an external site.)
3) Prepare your outline. Format should resemble (but be more detailed) the “Sample Outline” as found at the above website; however, you may choose the format for numbering or lettering you’d like to use as well as the length of information: full sentences or shorter “headlines.” Either way, you must demonstrate an ability to organize according to parallelism, coordination, subordination, and division. This organization process demonstrates your ability to logically organize information. Also, be sure to cite sources as you assemble your outline. You must provide source information in your outline to develop your topic–in-text citations. Here is a copy of the Research Prompt for which you are preparing this outline: 102Analytical Research Essay-W22.docx Download 102Analytical Research Essay-W22.docx (see outline resources below)
Outline Requirements
MLA formatted
Title (may be same as final essay)
A separate line item that clearly contains the thesis statement. This may be before the information for the introductory paragraph or after. Either way, be sure it is clear to your reader which sentence is your thesis statement. For information on how to develop an effective thesis statement as well as essay structure, read “Chapter 11: Structuring Ideas” in Reading the World and view the materials provided in this module.
Understanding and demonstration of the concepts of parallelism, coordination, subordination, and division–logical ordering and development of information.
Contain specific information from your sources: summary, paraphrase, quotation. Provide at least five MLA formatted in-text citations from five different sources. The majority of sources must be scholarly. (Avoid using too many quotations. Instead, use paraphrase and summary for in-text citations.)
Use an academic tone, avoid use of “I” and “you.”
Provide Works Cited (not annotated bibliography).
Minimum of three pages, not including works cited.
Resources
Student samples: Sample One Detailed Outline Download Sample One Detailed Outline Sample Two Detailed Outline Download Sample Two Detailed Outline
McKenna’s sample Detailed Outline on her Padlet site: https://padlet.com/kathryn_mckenna2/3oamo7fpqmna (Links to an external site.)
Outline Template: Essay Outline Template.docx Download Essay Outline Template.docx
Brief Outline Sketch: Sample Outline Image-1.docx Download Sample Outline Image-1.docx
