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What conceptions of citizenship do you think different groups of voters had in the 2016 presidential election? How do these conceptions affect people in the United States now?
OUTLINE:
Aspects of an effective outline
Hierarchy of ideas (structure)
Defines the function of each idea
Topic sentence: defines a paragraph
Major detail: supports the topic sentence and is usually a concept of some kind
Minor detail: supports a major detail and is often a specific, concrete example, quote, statistic, or explanation
Content: evaluating your ideas
Order: there should be a logical way to connect the ideas
Chronological: develops along a time line
Spatial: develops in a physical space
Example: from US regions—West, Mountains, Plains, Midwest, East Coast, South
Importance
From most to least important
From least to most important
Quantity: there should be enough evidence to clearly make your point
Are there any concepts that need additional explanation or evidence to support?
Are there any terms that the reader might not know that need definition?
Quality: the points should be specific and easily understood
Organization
Unity
Every point that is made pertains to the thesis
Coherence
All the points transition well
Transitions are relationships, so there needs to be an obvious relationship between ideas
