ASSIGNMENT 3 – OUTLINE

DIRECTIONS

First, the THESIS STATEMENT

typically, you would propose a certain solution to a problem and indicate how this solution should be implemented (be specific about the problem, about the solution, and about the implementation)

Then, follow these steps:

come up with 5 ideas you think will contribute to your thesis statement. In other words, through these 5 ideas, you will try to convince the reader that your thesis statement is logical; that is, the 5 ideas contribute, as a whole, to the thesis statement. Consider the sequence of ideas, whether talking about one idea before another is useful or not.

write a topic sentence for each of your 5 ideas; one that summarizes the gist of your idea.

go through your sources and find 2 sentences (or pieces of information, such as data) for each of your ideas. Put them in quotation marks and add an in-text citation (for example, (Smith, 2021)). Briefly explain how each of these quotations will back up your idea (for example, if your idea is that rapid urbanization is detrimental (bad) to the environment, see if you can find an author making that same claim or find data that shows precisely that). Be as specific as possible (it’s not enough to say that the quotation will help you support your idea; you need to explain in what way)

finally, write 3 supporting sentences of your own (in your own words). Think about what else you could say that add to the topic sentence (for example, if your topic sentence is “urban expansion on agricultural land”, then a supporting sentence could be “Urban regulations have to criminalize any agricultural land degradation activities, and local authorities have to monitor and prevent such activities”. The point of the supporting sentences is to expand on the idea (or topic sentence).

You need a single Thesis Statement for the whole Outline, but one Topic Sentence for each of your Ideas!

ONLY THE QUOTATIONS YOU USE CAN BE COPIED AND PASTED FROM YOUR SOURCES; EVERYTHING ELSE MUST BE WRITTEN IN YOUR OWN WORDS!

Write your Thesis Statement on this page, right below, and then work on each of the Ideas on the consecutive pages, one page per Idea. Feel free to delete the lines, which are there just for guidance (so you know how much you need to write approximately