Persuasive Essay

Should college athletes be paid for being on a sports team?

Write a persuasive essay based on the above topic (4-5 pages, APA style)

See a breakdown of the outline below:  

This is a sentence outline.

Your thesis is a single sentence thesis.

1. Title / Topic:
2. Introduction: 
3. Attention Getter:
4. Relevance:
5. Credibility:
6. Thesis Statement:
7. Preview:

   Body 

Transition (Internal preview of main point #1):

III. Main Point #1 – One complete sentence

1. Supportive Material / Evidence in sentence form and source
2. Supportive Material / Evidence in sentence form and source
3. Etc.

Transition (Internal review of main point 1 and preview of main point #2):

1. Main Point #2– One complete sentence
2. Supportive Material / Evidence in sentence form and source
3. Supportive Material / Evidence in sentence form and source
4. Etc.

Transition (Internal review of main point 1 and 2 and preview of main point #3):

1. Main Point #3– One complete sentence
2. Supportive Material / Evidence in sentence form and source
3. Supportive Material / Evidence in sentence form and source
4. Etc.

Brakelight/Signal Phrase (Transition to conclusion):

1. Conclusion
2. Summarize main points
3. Tie back to the audience
4. Call to Action

DON’T FORGET TO INCLUDE A Works Cited/Bibliography page (APA or MLA format) 

At the end of the outline, please include a Works Cited page with 3-5 sources.

Your sources should include books and periodicals. If you are going to cite a source from the web, you need to include the title of the article and author, if available. Do not simply write the URLs! (www.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)

(Important)

A Roman numeral (I.II. III. IV. etc) should be inserted before each section and main point. III. main point IV. main point V. main point

So, “B. Main Point #2–The second step is to identify a niche and set goals about the type of content you will be focusing on.” should read “IV. Main Point #2–The second step is to identify a niche and set goals about the type of content you will be focusing on.”

 The first sub point should begin with A. The second sub point should begin with B. The third sub point should begin with C. A. sub point B. sub point C. sub point