Paper instructions
Background
This assignment is designed to help you plan out the essays you will be writing this semester.A working outline will help you to better organize your ideas.You can also look at an outline as a part of the prewriting process.
Prompt
The purpose of this assignment is to generate ideas in order to structure your persuasive paper. Make sure you seriously consider how you are going to organize your paper, as it will make writing the paper, much easier to write.
The completed assignment will have three sections:
Follow the steps below to complete the assignment.
Prompt
Step 1: Prepare to write by choosing a topic angle (develop a working thesis).
Last module you began your preliminary research and selected sources that may help you address a specific topic. This week you will be choosing an angle that will be the focus of your essay. This week you will be expected to create a working thesis that addresses the theme of love and/or sex, and then forge an outline based on your argument and way in which you would like to structure your argument and essay.
Topic paper : The benefits of Reading
Step 2:Answer the reflection questions.
You can answer the questions in a paragraph or two, or you can just list the questions and their answers.
Which topic did you choose? The benefits of Reading
Why is this a good topic to write about? (Do you have personal experience? What is your interest? Do you want to learn more about this topic?)
Who is the audience of the paper?
What are you trying to persuade the audience to believe?
Will this topic be an easy one to research? Do you have any sources in mind that can help you with this paper? You do not need to search on your topic right now. Simply think of any sources you know of that you could use in your paper.
Step 3: Write an outline for your paper.
Generate an outline for your final paper. If you do not have a full outline, that is fine, but you should have a general idea of how the paper will be organized.
Example
This assignment should look like (note, the outline is very basic and is an outline for a 1000 word essay. You will be required to write 1500 words so your thesis and outline must be broad enough to justify the word count, but specific enough that it doesn’t require much more in length.):
The benefits of Reading
Step 1
Thesis: While reading might appear like a past time to many people, it has critical benefits that are unavailable in other intellectual activities, such as improving intimacy when romantic partners develop the habit of reading together. In the essay, I will focus on persuading my audience that reading together can improve the feelings of love and bring romantic partners closer together the benefits of reading, such as stress reduction, mental stimulation, memory improvement, entertainment, and tranquility. The essay will focus on each of the benefits of reading and its relation to love and romantic relationships.
Step 2: Reflection Questions.
I selected the topic, “The benefits of Reading” since it provides an interesting perspective of the theme of love. The topic creates a deeper understanding of the role of love in bringing romantic partners closer. I want to learn more about the topic by establishing whether reading together improves intimacy. I find the topic quite interesting. The paper’s audience is young people between 15 and 35 years, who are most likely to engage in romantic relationships and likely to enjoy reading. The target group is interested in reading various genre, including those outside the knowledge buildup sphere. I am persuading my audience that reading not just a pastime that people engage in. Besides, it is not only beneficial for language development or entertainment. Instead, reading can bring people together, especially those who enjoy the activity. Reading can be one of the things that couples do together to grow deeper in love. Thus, I want to persuade my audience to develop the habit of reading to develop their intellectual capability and enjoy time together to grow deeper in love.
The topic is interesting but might be complicated to study since not many researchers have taken a similar approach to learning the benefits of reading. Most of the current research about the benefits of reading focuses on psychological impacts, such as intellectual stimulation, improved concentration and focus, and memory improvement. However, researchers have not concentrated on the philosophical aspect of reading, including its role in love. I have come across various sources of information that explore the benefits of reading. Still, they are general, meaning that not many have focused on the role in improved romantic relationships. However, deeper research will help find suitable sources to research and write about the topic. The topic provides a new perspective to convince my audience that reading can improve love by improving closeness and a sense of intimacy. I believe it will persuade the audience to see sense in the need to read for love-related benefits.
Step 3: Outline
- Introduction
- Background on the general importance of reading
- An introduction of the benefits of reading
- Thesis statement: While reading might appear like a past time to many people, it has critical benefits that are unavailable in other intellectual activities, such as improving intimacy when romantic partners develop the habit of reading together.
- Body
- Reading: defining the key term
- Benefits of reading related to love
- Reading together can improve the feelings of love
- Stress reduction and love
- Mental stimulation and intimacy
- Memory improvement and love
- Entertainment and tranquility and romantic closeness
- Conclusion
- A recap of the thesis
- Summary of persuading points
- Way forward on the topic.