Writing and research

1) Introduction: Prepare your audience for your thesis.
A)Thesis/Argument:
Based on the articles by Charles Simic (“The Age of Reason”) and Neal Gabler (“Who’s Really to Blame for Fake News”), as well as the “How to Choose Your News” video by Damon Brown, what is the common theme?
Example) Charles Simic (“The Age of Reason”), Neal Gabler (Who’s Really to Blame for Fake News?” and Damon Brown (“How to Choose Your News”) emphasize the importance of verifying the original source of news information, to prevent from being misled.
B) Minimum Three Supporting Reasons: Provide at least three reasons to support your thesis.

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C) Transitional Sentence: Provide a transitional sentence that concludes the introduction, and introduces the first body.
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2) Body 1-Supporting Reason 1: Provide a transitional phrase that signals that you have come to your first supporting reason, and that you are on the first body of your essay.
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A) Textual Evidence 1:Provide textual evidenceof your supporting reason, and cite it. You can pull up a direct quotation and paraphrase it later.
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C)Textual Evidence 2: Provide another textual evidenceof your supporting reason, and cite it. You can pull up a direct quotation and paraphrase it later.
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D)Transitional Sentence:Provide a transitional sentence that will conclude the first body, and introduces the second body.
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3)Body 2-Supporting Reason 2: Provide a transitional phrase that signals that you have come to your second supporting reason, and that you are on the second body of your essay.
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B) Textual Evidence 1:Provide textual evidence of your supporting reason, and cite it.
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C)Textual Evidence 2: Provide another textual evidence of your supporting reason, and cite it.
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D)Transitional Sentence:Provide a transitional sentence that will conclude the second body, and introduce the third body.
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4) Body 3-Supporting Reason 3: Provide a transitional phrase that signals that you have come to your third supporting reason, and that you are on the third body of your essay.
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B) Textual Evidence 1:Provide textual evidence of your supporting reason, and cite it.

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C) Textual Evidence 2:Provide another textual evidence of your supporting reason, and cite it.

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D) Transitional Sentence:Provide a transitional sentence that will conclude the third body, and introduce the conclusion.
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5)Conclusion:Reiterate your thesis, and remind your audience of the three compelling reasons why Simic and Gabler’s article, as well as Brown’s video, share a common theme. Do you have any recommendations for the authors? Is there anything that you wish they had done differently? Reflect back on what you have learned by writing this essay, and what you hope to accomplish by sharing it with your audience (your instructor and/or peers). Can you deliver your last sentence in such a way that it will linger in our minds for the rest of the day, and perhaps…for the rest of our lives?
Example) In conclusion,
Work Cited
Gabler, Neal. “Who’s Really to Blame for Fake News?” Moyers and Company. Public
Square Media, Inc., 30 Nov. 2016. Web. 10 July 2017.
How to Choose Your News. Dir. Damon Brown. TedEd: Lessons Worth Sharing. Ted
Conferences, LLC, n.d. Web. 10 July 2017.
Simic, Charles. “Age of Ignorance.” NYR Daily [New York] 20 Mar. 2012: n. pag. Print.